The Axholme Academy
Wharf Road, Crowle, DN17 4HU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE AXHOLME ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mr Damien Keogh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 518
- URN
- 137759
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724710368
About this school
The Axholme Academy is a secondary academy in Crowle. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 518 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 110 | 99 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 | 42.1 | 38.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 -0.74 to -0.20 | -0.54 -0.82 to -0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 38.4% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 64.6% | 57.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 48.5% | 49.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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 The Axholme Academy 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 | 40.9 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.4 | 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 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 546 |
| 2023/24 | 534 |
| 2024/25 | 528 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Axholme Academy compares
The Axholme Academy ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.4 | 10.1% | 26.5% | 518 | — |
| South Axholme Academy | 53.2 | 6.5% | 18.6% | 910 | 5.2 miles |
| Trinity Academy | 42.4 | 8% | 38.6% | 1,176 | 5.2 miles |
| Outwood Academy Foxhills | 40.4 | 8.6% | 32% | 721 | 6.7 miles |
| The St Lawrence Academy | 41.1 | 10.5% | 44.9% | 789 | 6.7 miles |
| Melior Community Academy | 43.1 | 11.1% | 45.9% | 747 | 7.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.52%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 32.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Axholme Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Trinity Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Outwood Academy Foxhills6.7 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
The St Lawrence Academy6.7 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
-
Melior Community Academy7.0 miles
Secondary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Crowle
- Crowle Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Axholme Academy teach?
- The Axholme Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Crowle.
- Who is the principal of The Axholme Academy?
- The principal of The Axholme Academy is Mr Damien Keogh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Axholme Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Axholme Academy, 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 The Axholme Academy?
- The Axholme Academy has 518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Axholme Academy full?
- The Axholme Academy has capacity for 540 pupils and 518 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 The Axholme Academy a faith school?
- No. The Axholme Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Axholme Academy a selective school?
- No. The Axholme Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Axholme Academy?
- The Axholme Academy is part of THE AXHOLME ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Axholme Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Axholme Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Axholme Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.9 in 2022/23 and 38.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Axholme Academy rank locally?
- The Axholme Academy ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in North Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Axholme Academy's absence rate?
- The Axholme Academy's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Axholme Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Axholme Academy'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.