Academy converter · North Lincolnshire

The Axholme Academy

11–16Ages
518Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137759URN

Wharf Road, Crowle, DN17 4HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below North Lincolnshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Lincolnshire

140 applications for 95 places · 10th of 13 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.1of 90

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

13th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below North Lincolnshire median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

140 applications · 95 places offered · 92 named it first

2026 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2024 1.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2023 1.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2022 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2021 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2020 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2019 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2018 1.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2017 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 1.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2015 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2014 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the North Lincolnshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
North Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	95	140	1.5	92	0.97
Sep 2025	110	151	1.4	108	0.98
Sep 2024	114	164	1.4	118	1.04
Sep 2023	119	165	1.4	129	1.08
Sep 2022	116	142	1.2	107	0.92
Sep 2021	115	170	1.5	110	0.96
Sep 2020	115	170	1.5	114	0.99
Sep 2019	113	194	1.7	124	1.10
Sep 2018	124	191	1.5	145	1.17
Sep 2017	124	153	1.2	123	0.99
Sep 2016	113	143	1.3	107	0.95
Sep 2015	97	115	1.2	96	0.99
Sep 2014	76	94	1.2	74	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

92 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.113th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%11th of 14 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

North Lincolnshire 68% England 66%

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	92	40.1	40%	61%	–
2024/25	101	38.4	34%	57%	–
2023/24	99	42.1	38%	65%	−0.54
2022/23	110	40.9	36%	67%	−0.47

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Axholme AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
South Axholme Academy
8.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
8.3 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.3applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Foxhills
10.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The St Lawrence Academy
10.8 km · North Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Melior Community Academy
11.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Ash Hill Academy
12.3 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
12.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

41.8Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Brumby
12.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137759 · 813/4082
Trust: The Axholme Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 540 pupils · 518 on roll
Free school meals: 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: North Axholme School (URN 118093)
Address: Wharf Road, Crowle, DN17 4HU
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources