South Axholme Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Burnham Road
Epworth
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN9 1BY
Phone 01427872121
Reference Number 137742

General Makeup

Number of pupils 944
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.01%
Girls: 47.99%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 104 85 189
8 95 96 191
9 113 83 196
10 84 97 181
11 95 92 187

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.7%
White, Other 1.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Asian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-13
Date Description Report
2023-01-18 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-04-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-10-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2013-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as South Axholme Community School
2011-09-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-04-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-10-29 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-09-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-04-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-10-29 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
49.3 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 49.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 69% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.6 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.76 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 9.1% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 48 4
Third Preference 18 1
From another Local Authority 78 36

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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