Outwood Academy FoxhillsSt Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Scunthorpe.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy Foxhills and St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools in Scunthorpe.
Outwood Academy Foxhills scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Outwood Academy Foxhills is ahead on our composite score.
Outwood Academy Foxhills was judged Outstanding and St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.4 for Outwood Academy Foxhills and 47.8 for St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Outwood Academy Foxhills (45.2 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy (50.3 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ScunthorpeOutwood Academy Foxhills | ScunthorpeSt Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 14 in North Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 4th 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 | 707 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 700 | |
| Location | Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ | Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.7% | 51.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.2% | 71.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% | 66.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 4.47 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 132 | 142 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 734 | 707 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.0% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.5% | 20.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.2% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.6% | 18.8% 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
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
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