Outwood Academy FoxhillsSouth Axholme Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy Foxhills and South Axholme Academy are secondary schools.
Outwood Academy Foxhills scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and South Axholme Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Outwood Academy Foxhills is ahead on our composite score.
Outwood Academy Foxhills was judged Outstanding and South Axholme Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.4 for Outwood Academy Foxhills and 53.2 for South Axholme Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Outwood Academy Foxhills (45.2 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at South Axholme Academy (55.3 in 2021-22, 53.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ScunthorpeOutwood Academy Foxhills | DoncasterSouth Axholme Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 14 in North Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 2nd of 14 in North Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 734 | 914 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1,165 | |
| Location | Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ | Doncaster, DN9 1BY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 53.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.7% | 60.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.2% | 74.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% Stronger figure | 34.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 4.65 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 132 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 15 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.4 | 34.2 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.8 | 34.7 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 9.1% | 15.8% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 734 | 914 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.0% | 18.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.5% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 10.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.6% | 16.0% Stronger figure | 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
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