South Axholme Academy is an

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in Epworth, in the

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area of

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, England. The school is on the A161, next to Epworth Leisure Centre, and is in the North Lincolnshire

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. South Axholme School Trust is operated by the school itself, the

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and

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History

Secondary modern school

The school was opened in January 1961 by

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. It cost £140,000, and had nine classrooms with 350 children. It was considered being named the John Wesley Secondary School. From September 1964, Epworth children would travel to Crowle for nursing training, and Crowle children (

North Axholme Secondary School The Axholme Academy (formerly North Axholme School) is a mixed secondary school located in Crowle, North Lincolnshire, England. History Secondary modern school North Axholme Secondary School opened in November 1957 with 240 children; it was a ...

, which opened in November 1957) would travel to Epworth for commerce and metalwork, and would work with North Lindsey Technical College

Comprehensive

In 1974 it became under Humberside Education Committee, and in 1996 under North Lincolnshire LEA. Initially it was Epworth Comprehensive School, and afterwards, South Axholme Comprehensive School. In 2000 it became South Axholme Community School with Arts Technology College status.Cole, George
"A dash of creativity helps raise your game"

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. Retrieved 30 April 2012 In September 2010 it gained

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status - South Axholme, like many foundation schools (the remnants of

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s) belong to a trust, as defined by the

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. In December 2011 the school gained academy status. It was then renamed South Axholme Academy.

Catchment area

Pupils closer to

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attend the

John Leggott College John Leggott College is a sixth form college on West Common Lane, in Old Brumby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. History Technical school The earliest predecessor to the college was known as Scunthorpe Technical High School oCole Str ...

after 16 years of age.

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education is available in

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(

West Lindsey West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Distr ...

), which slightly alters South Axholme's intake of pupils. The school attracts those pupils preferring not to be educated in Scunthorpe. It receives pupils from outside its catchment area, including the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and the Bassetlaw District of North Nottinghamshire.

Curriculum

Sport is emphasised in the curriculum, the school having sports teams. It gets good results at

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, and in 2010 received the second best GCSE results in

. School extra-curricular activity includes an orchestra. Annual carol services are held at the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in Epworth. The school had previously entered national film-making competitions.

Notable alumni

Gina Bramhill Gina Bramhill (born 30 July 1986) is a British actress. Background Gina Bramhill was born in Eastoft, where she grew up on a farm, and was educated at South Axholme Academy and John Leggott College. As a child, she appeared in several scho ...

, actress *

Erica Nockalls Erica Nockalls (born 30 August 1983) is an English violinist, vocalist, songwriter, and visual artist. She is best known as the violinist in The Wonder Stuff, one-half of acoustic duo Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls, and as a live fiddle player for ...

, violinist *

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– actressStar Pupils Revealed at Scunthorpe Telegraph
. Retrieved 9 July 2016

References

External links

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