Baysgarth School
Community school · 1,014 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.9
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South Axholme Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 910of 1,165 places
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 178
- Ofsted
- Good, 18 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: South Axholme Community School (URN 118094, until 1 December 2011).
What the data says
Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 at South Axholme Academy in 2023, 56% moved to a sixth form college, 26% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 56% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 53.2 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in North Lincolnshire, with 61% 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 | South Axholme Academy | North Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 172 | 1,979 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 56% | 37% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | South Axholme Academy | North Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 53.2 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 34% | 32% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.9 | 34.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.3 | 47.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 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 | 178 | 100% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 76% |
| English Literature | 178 | 100% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 84% |
| Mathematics | 178 | 100% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 79% |
| Geography | 93 | 52% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 71% |
| Chemistry | 93 | 52% | 23% | 38% | 47% | 89% |
| Biology | 93 | 52% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 92% |
| Physics | 93 | 52% | 23% | 27% | 46% | 91% |
| History | 87 | 49% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 85 | 48% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 58% |
| Spanish | 63 | 35% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 86% |
| Fine Art | 42 | 24% | 9% | 33% | 28% | 79% |
| Statistics | 41 | 23% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 59% |
| Business Studies | 32 | 18% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 69% |
| Photography | 26 | 15% | 6% | 54% | 19% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 21 | 12% | 11% | 52% | 24% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 12% | 8% | 24% | 21% | 76% |
| Music | 13 | 7% | 5% | 8% | 33% | 69% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 3% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 100% |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 61 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 43 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 35 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 18 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 16 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 14 | — | — |
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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.