South Axholme Academy
South Axholme Academy is an academy school in Epworth, in the Isle of Axholme area of North Lincolnshire, England. The school is on the A161, next to Epworth Leisure Centre, and is in the North Lincolnshire Local education authority. South Axholme School Trust is operated by the school itself, the University of Lincoln, Bishop Grosseteste University and Lincolnshire Co-operative. History. The school was built in 1961 by Lindsey County Council. In 1974 it became under Humberside Education Committee, and in 1996 under North Lincolnshire LEA. In September 2010 it gained foundation school status - South Axholme, like  many foundation schools (the remnants of grant-maintained schools) belong to a trust, as defined by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. In December 2011 the school gained academy status. It was then renamed South Axholme Academy. Catchment area. Pupils closer to Scunthorpe attend the John Leggott College after 16 years of age. Grammar school education is available in Gainsborough (West Lindsey), 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 GCSE, and in 2010 received the second best GCSE results in North Lincolnshire. 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.