Outwood Academy FoxhillsEngineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Scunthorpe.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy Foxhills and Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire are secondary schools in Scunthorpe.
Outwood Academy Foxhills scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Outwood Academy Foxhills is ahead on our composite score.
Outwood Academy Foxhills was judged Outstanding and Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.1 for Outwood Academy Foxhills and 41.8 for Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Outwood Academy Foxhills (45.2 in 2021-22, 45.1 in 2025-26) and has risen at Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire (30.9 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ScunthorpeOutwood Academy Foxhills | ScunthorpeEngineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 14 in North Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 13th of 14 in North Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 13-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 721 | 318 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 600 | |
| Location | Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ | Scunthorpe, DN15 6TA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.1 Stronger figure | 41.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.3% Stronger figure | 36.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.1% | 68.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 140 | 76 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 9 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 15.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D- | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 734 | 322 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.0% | 33.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.5% | 11.8% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 19.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 7.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.6% Stronger figure | 25.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
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