The Axholme Academy

The Axholme Academy is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education since its last inspection. Leaders have established a positive learning atmosphere with high expectations for student behavior, resulting in a respectful and focused student body. The curriculum is robust, allowing students to build on their prior knowledge and engage actively in their education. Notably, leaders are committed to providing diverse enrichment opportunities that support pupils' personal development and cultural capital. However, some recent examination results have not met leaders' expectations, with persistent absenteeism affecting some students' learning outcomes.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil conduct and behavior.
• Robust curriculum design supporting full ambition of national curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with complex circumstances.
• Commitment to enriching pupils' cultural experiences.
• Strong focus on reading and improvement in literacy skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Persistently high absence rates impacting learning.
• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND affecting understanding of curriculum.
• Some PSHE curriculum knowledge not revisited regularly enough.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Axholme Academy attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.6% of pupils at The Axholme Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Axholme Academy had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.1% of pupils at The Axholme Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 10.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 15 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Axholme Academy received £8,249 and spent £7,949 for each of its 530 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £783,000 (£1,477 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Axholme Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Axholme Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was The Axholme Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Axholme Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does The Axholme Academy have?

The Axholme Academy has 518 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Axholme Academy cover?

The Axholme Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Axholme Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.1, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Axholme Academy?

The Axholme Academy is at Wharf Road, Crowle, North Lincolnshire, DN17 4HU.