The Axholme Academy (formerly North Axholme School) is a mixed

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located in Crowle, North Lincolnshire, England.

History

Secondary modern school

North Axholme Secondary School opened in November 1957 with 240 children; it was a secondary modern school. It was officially opened Wednesday 17 September 1958 by Frederick Gough, with 390 children and 17 staff. The school had cost £143,000, being built over fourteen months, and was opened three months early. It was hoped that the other Isle of Axholme secondary school (South Axholme Secondary School) would be ready by September 1960. At the school prize day, on Tuesday 21 July 1964, prizes were handed out by

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, the Chaplain of

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, later the Bishop of Coventry from 1985 to 1997. Out in the

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, the grammar school system was broadly supported, and the headmaster Mr L George warned about possible changes to the local selective system, if a parent had a child capable of attending a grammar school. The Scunthorpe education division change to comprehensive schools, had originated only from Labour supporters in Scunthorpe, animated at a perceived possible unfairness of the eleven-plus system; rural secondary schools have weathered the change to comprehensive education much better than secondary schools in Scunthorpe, which have not fared well; and apart from the success and renown of the John Leggott sixth form college, much of the rest of Scunthorpe's enthusiasm for the comprehensive system has frequently backfired. Yet it was Scunthorpe that had mostly provoked this change, and not the Isle of Axholme. The headmaster Mr L George wanted a wider curriculum, and there would be cooperation with South Axholme Secondary School and

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. A pre-nursing course, for girls, had started. From September 1964, Epworth children would travel to Crowle for nursing, and Crowle children would travel to Epworth for commerce and metalwork.

Comprehensive

The school was previously a community school administered by

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, North Axholme School was converted to academy status on 1 January 2012 and was renamed The Axholme Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with North Lincolnshire Council for admissions.

Structure

The school is on the west side of the north-south A161, south of Crowle, and towards

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, to the south. An electricity transmission line passes east-west, close to the north of the school.

Curriculum

The Axholme Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. North Axholme Comprehensive School - geograph

References

External links

The Axholme Academy official website
1957 establishments in England Academies in the Borough of North Lincolnshire Educational institutions established in 1957 Secondary schools in the Borough of North Lincolnshire {{Lincolnshire-school-stub