South Axholme Community School
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South Axholme School is a comprehensive school in Epworth in North Lincolnshire
, England
. Its name comes from the Isle of Axholme
.
and South Yorkshire
address, but the school is in North Lincolnshire LEA. Epworth Leisure Centre is next door.
Its sister school, North Axholme School, is in Crowle at the other end of the A161 and junction 2 of the M180
. Only three secondary schools in (the east of) North Lincolnshire have sixth forms, and two of those are in Brigg. Everyone else, within distance of Scunthorpe, after 16 attends the John Leggott College
(some distance from Epworth). An education including South Axholme and John Leggott is more than satisfactory.
Down the road along the A161 in Gainsborough
(West Lindsey
), grammar school
education is also available, which slightly alters the intake of pupils. South Axholme will attract pupils not wanting to be educated in Scunthorpe.
Epworth has significant cultural signifance in the Methodist movement.
. It became part of Humberside Education Committee in 1974, then North Lincolnshire in 1996.
It was called Epworth Comprehensive School, then South Axholme Comprehensive School.
It became South Axholme Community School – an Arts Technology College in 2000 under headteacher Malcolm Toms, and was a community school
. As part of the arts technology status, pupils were taught how to be proficient in Macromedia Flash
, and the school also entered national film-making competitions.
s) belong to a trust, as defined by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998
. It is similar to a voluntary aided school
.
The South Axholme School Trust is operated by:
do not. As a result it attracts pupils from some distance outside its catchment area, including Doncaster borough where comprehensive schools have had severe discipline problems. South Axholme is a model of how comprehensive schools can work successfully. However few other secondary schools in North Lincolnshire are quite so fortunate.
In 2010 it received the second best GCSE results in North Lincolnshire
, after the Vale of Ancholme School
in Brigg.
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its name comes from the Isle of Axholme
Isle of Axholme
The Isle of Axholme is part of North Lincolnshire, England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent. It is between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.- Description:...
.
Admissions
It is situated on the A161. Epworth, and the school, have a DoncasterDoncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
and South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
address, but the school is in North Lincolnshire LEA. Epworth Leisure Centre is next door.
Its sister school, North Axholme School, is in Crowle at the other end of the A161 and junction 2 of the M180
M180 motorway
The M180 motorway is a short but major motorway in England from junction 5 on the M18 motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster to a point close to Humberside Airport some from the ports of Immingham and Grimsby and the east coast and provides access for major routes to Cleethorpes,...
. Only three secondary schools in (the east of) North Lincolnshire have sixth forms, and two of those are in Brigg. Everyone else, within distance of Scunthorpe, after 16 attends the John Leggott College
John Leggott College
John Leggott College is a sixth form college on West Common Lane, in Old Brumby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England.-Technical school:...
(some distance from Epworth). An education including South Axholme and John Leggott is more than satisfactory.
Down the road along the A161 in Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
(West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
), grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
education is also available, which slightly alters the intake of pupils. South Axholme will attract pupils not wanting to be educated in Scunthorpe.
Epworth has significant cultural signifance in the Methodist movement.
History
It was built in 1961 by Lindsey County CouncilLindsey
Lindsey was a unit of local government until 1974 in Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it...
. It became part of Humberside Education Committee in 1974, then North Lincolnshire in 1996.
It was called Epworth Comprehensive School, then South Axholme Comprehensive School.
It became South Axholme Community School – an Arts Technology College in 2000 under headteacher Malcolm Toms, and was a community school
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
. As part of the arts technology status, pupils were taught how to be proficient in Macromedia Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
, and the school also entered national film-making competitions.
Foundation school
On 1 September 2010, it became a foundation school, also known as a trust school. Many foundation schools (the remnants of grant-maintained schoolGrant-maintained school
Grant-maintained schools were state schools in England and Wales between 1988 and 1998 that had opted out of local government control, being funded directly by a grant from central government...
s) belong to a trust, as defined by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998
School Standards and Framework Act 1998
The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 was the major education legislation passed by the incoming Labour government of Tony Blair.This Act:* imposed a limit of 30 on infant class sizes....
. It is similar to a voluntary aided school
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
.
The South Axholme School Trust is operated by:
- The school
- University of LincolnUniversity of LincolnThe University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
- Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln
- Lincolnshire Co-operative
Activities
As befits many high-performing schools, it has a wide range of extra-curricular activities such as a school orchestra.Sports
The school has thriving sports teams.The school is continuously producing talents in all different sports and is pushing the sporting curriculum.Academic performance
The school gets good results at GCSE, considering many other comprehensive schools in North LincolnshireNorth Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
do not. As a result it attracts pupils from some distance outside its catchment area, including Doncaster borough where comprehensive schools have had severe discipline problems. South Axholme is a model of how comprehensive schools can work successfully. However few other secondary schools in North Lincolnshire are quite so fortunate.
In 2010 it received the second best GCSE results in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, after the Vale of Ancholme School
Vale of Ancholme School
Vale of Ancholme Technology College is an English co-educational comprehensive secondary school on Grammar School Road in the market town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire.-History:...
in Brigg.