OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Doncaster
Trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,083
1,083 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
571
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
512
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.2 pts
above England
School
39.0%
Doncaster
29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.9 pts
above England
School
37.2%
Doncaster
15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Doncaster
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.9%
508
Any other White background
15.4%
167
Unclassified
9.3%
101
African
5.4%
59
Any other Asian background
5.2%
56
Pakistani
4.7%
51
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
19.0%
206 of
1,083 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.0 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
42.8
3.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.17 · 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
9.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.66 pts
higher than
England
School
9.88%
Doncaster
6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.05 pts
higher than
England
School
30.86%
Doncaster
16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.32 pts
higher than
England
School
6.12%
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
56.2%
36.1 pts
below England
Outwood Academy Danum
56.2%
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.