The Axholme Academy, Crowle
The Axholme Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Crowle. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 13th-highest of the 14 schools in North Lincolnshire with published results, and 2,614th of 3,298 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Well below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Axholme Academy in detail
The Axholme Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We focus on our students being Ready and Able to Learn and thus be highly successful and independent. At The Axholme Academy we believe that every student really does matter and every student really can achieve."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at The Axholme Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.7 in North Lincolnshire and 47 across England.
40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Lincolnshire and 47% in England.
That is up from 38.4 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.54: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.3, against 44.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.2 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.
Getting a place at The Axholme Academy
For September 2026 entry, 92 families put The Axholme Academy as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 95 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Where pupils go next
Of the 99 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 9% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Who goes there
1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 104 pupils (20.1%) received SEN support and 54 (10.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
The Axholme Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 17 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Crowle Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Axholme Academy (in), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 27 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Lincolnshire (41).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Axholme Academy issued 190 suspensions, 36 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Axholme Academy are St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles) and Crowle Primary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary AcademyCrowle Primary Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
About
The Axholme Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Crowle, North Lincolnshire, England.
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At a Glance
27.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.54 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 40.9 to 40.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 36% to 40% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 40.1 | 40.2% |
| Disadvantaged(25) | - | 28.3 | 32% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(67) | - | 44.5 | 43.3% |
| Boys(46) | - | 40.0 | 39.1% |
| Girls(46) | - | 40.2 | 41.3% |
Show more breakdowns (1)
| Non mobile(90) | - | 40.3 | 41.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 99 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
4
Permanent exclusions
0.76%
Exclusion rate
190
Suspensions
35.98%
Suspension rate
56 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 528 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby secondary schools
Latest from The Axholme Academy
Pledge Outside of School
2 Oct 2026
Y9 DRAX Trip - Group 1
2 Oct 2026
Y10 Sport Studies Activity Day
30 Sep 2026
Open Evening Highlights!
29 Sep 2026
Friday Clubs
29 Sep 2026
School Games Gold 2025/26
18 Sep 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. The Axholme Academy is in North Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to North Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Lincolnshire is 7.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
521 pupils
575 places
54 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Crowle
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Crowle
Across North Lincolnshire council
Places available
2,201
Applications
1,717
Got 1st preference
96.2%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All secondary applications across North Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
104
SEN Support
54
EHC Plans
30.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
The Axholme Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 17 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
518
Total Pupils
264
Boys
254
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
31
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,813
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,078
Per pupil
£4023k
Total funding
£142k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.1%
Overall absence
32.7%
Persistent absence
556
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Axholme Academy
Questions parents ask about The Axholme Academy
What are GCSE results like at The Axholme Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at The Axholme Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 40.1. 40% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is The Axholme Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Axholme Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for The Axholme Academy?
No fixed boundary. When The Axholme Academy is oversubscribed, North Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Axholme Academy?
The Axholme Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 575 places.
How big are the classes at The Axholme Academy?
Classes at The Axholme Academy average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Axholme Academy?
The Axholme Academy has around 518 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
Does The Axholme Academy have specialist SEN provision?
The Axholme Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 17 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at The Axholme Academy?
10.1% of sessions were missed at The Axholme Academy in 2024/25. 32.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Axholme Academy?
Apply through North Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Axholme Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Axholme Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Lincolnshire is 7.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Axholme Academy?
The Axholme Academy is at Wharf Road, Crowle, North Lincolnshire, DN17 4HU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)