South Axholme Academy

Academy converter·Secondary school Doncaster, North Lincolnshire·DN9 1BY
Composite score
66.5
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#593
National rank
#37
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#1
In North Lincolnshire
Top 19%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
53.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
61%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
75%
% EBacc grade 5+
24%
EBacc average points score
4.65

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
182 first choices, 186 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
253
any preference, for 186 places
Applications from another council area
36%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0820220.9820231.0320240.9820250.982026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put South Axholme Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
914
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
1.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
19.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,504
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
94%
172 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

South Axholme Academy at a glance

Located in Doncaster, North Lincolnshire, South Axholme Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 914 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 53.2, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of secondary schools in England.

61% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 75% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. South Axholme Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 182 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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