Baysgarth School
Community school · 1,014 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.9
Academy sponsor led
The St Lawrence Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 789of 825 places
- Free school meals
- 48.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 160
- Ofsted
- Report card, 16 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: High Ridge School Specialist Sports College (URN 118098).
What the data says
Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 at The St Lawrence Academy in 2023, 53% moved to a sixth form college, 28% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 53% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 77% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.1 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in North Lincolnshire, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Lincolnshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The St Lawrence Academy | North Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 147 | 1,979 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 4% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 53% | 37% | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The St Lawrence Academy | North Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.1 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 11% | 32% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.1 | 34.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.2 | 47.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 46% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 157 | 98% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 157 | 98% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 61% |
| English Literature | 148 | 93% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 61% |
| Religious Studies | 123 | 77% | 31% | 22% | 32% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 108 | 68% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 44% |
| History | 66 | 41% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 59% |
| Business Studies | 54 | 34% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 50% |
| Geography | 52 | 33% | 41% | 4% | 25% | 44% |
| Physics | 40 | 25% | 23% | 43% | 46% | 95% |
| Biology | 40 | 25% | 23% | 48% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 25% | 23% | 38% | 47% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 13% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 38% |
| Fine Art | 20 | 13% | 9% | 25% | 28% | 75% |
| Classical Civilisation | 18 | 11% | 1% | 11% | 40% | 44% |
| Statistics | 16 | 10% | 5% | 44% | 20% | 88% |
| 3D Design | 16 | 10% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 50% |
| Polish | 15 | 9% | 1% | 93% | 84% | 100% |
| Spanish | 12 | 8% | 19% | 8% | 27% | 83% |
| Music | 9 | 6% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 56% |
| Italian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 27 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | — | — |
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
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Outwood Academy Brumby
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Outwood Academy Foxhills
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81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.