OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Doncaster
Trust
NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
131
131 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
21
16.0% of pupils
Male pupils
110
84.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.1 pts
above England
School
48.9%
Doncaster
29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.0 pts
below England
School
2.3%
Doncaster
15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Doncaster
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.7%
124
Any other White background
2.3%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
2
African
0.8%
1
Caribbean
0.8%
1
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
100.0%
131 of
131 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
93.2 pts
above
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
7.7
31.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.08 · 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
15.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.07 pts
higher than
England
School
15.29%
Doncaster
6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.03 pts
higher than
England
School
38.84%
Doncaster
16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.29 pts
higher than
England
School
9.09%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
131.0%
51.2 pts
above England
Bader Academy
131.0%
Doncaster
74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.