OFSTED
3 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Doncaster
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,093
1,093 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
544
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
549
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
above England
School
40.6%
Doncaster
29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.3 pts
below England
School
12.0%
Doncaster
15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Doncaster
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.8%
850
Any other White background
7.8%
85
Unclassified
6.3%
69
African
2.6%
28
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
12
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.2%
177 of
1,093 pupils
4.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.0
8.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.42 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.98%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.76 pts
higher than
England
School
7.98%
Doncaster
6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.69 pts
higher than
England
School
22.50%
Doncaster
16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.66 pts
higher than
England
School
4.47%
Doncaster
1.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.9%
19.4 pts
below England
Don Valley Academy
72.9%
Doncaster
87.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.