Outwood Academy Foxhills
2 Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Tracy Motson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 721
- URN
- 137004
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724708080
About this school
Outwood Academy Foxhills is a secondary academy in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 721 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 143 | 123 | 132 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 43.1 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 -0.01 to +0.47 | +0.50 +0.23 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 40.7% | 41.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 66.7% | 65.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 56.9% | 46.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Outwood Academy Foxhills has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.9 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 706 |
| 2023/24 | 697 |
| 2024/25 | 734 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Foxhills compares
Outwood Academy Foxhills ranked 11th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.4 | 8.6% | 32% | 721 | — |
| The St Lawrence Academy | 41.1 | 10.5% | 44.9% | 789 | 0.7 miles |
| Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire | 38.2 | 7.9% | 33.6% | 318 | 1.2 miles |
| Outwood Academy Brumby | 43 | 8.1% | 44.9% | 697 | 1.8 miles |
| Melior Community Academy | 43.1 | 11.1% | 45.9% | 747 | 2.0 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 47.8 | 6.9% | 29.6% | 694 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 9 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report6 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.02%
- English as an additional language
- 31.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The St Lawrence Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire1.2 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Outwood Academy Brumby1.8 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Melior Community Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Outwood Academy Foxhills ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Scunthorpe.
- Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire Secondary
- Frederick Gough School Secondary
- Melior Community Academy Secondary
- Outwood Academy Brumby Secondary
- St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The St Lawrence Academy Secondary
- Winterton Community Academy Secondary
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Infant School Primary
- Bottesford Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy Foxhills teach?
- Outwood Academy Foxhills teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the principal of Outwood Academy Foxhills?
- The principal of Outwood Academy Foxhills is Mrs Tracy Motson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy Foxhills last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Foxhills, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Outwood Academy Foxhills?
- Outwood Academy Foxhills has 721 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Outwood Academy Foxhills full?
- Outwood Academy Foxhills has capacity for 750 pupils and 721 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwood Academy Foxhills a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Foxhills has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Foxhills a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy Foxhills is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Outwood Academy Foxhills?
- Outwood Academy Foxhills is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Academy Foxhills's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Foxhills rank locally?
- Outwood Academy Foxhills ranked 11th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Foxhills's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Foxhills's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Foxhills's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Foxhills's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.