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State secondary schools in Doncaster

20 schools · Yorkshire and the Humber · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Doncaster has 20 state secondaries, 12 of them with sixth forms. 89.9% of families got their first choice last year, better than most of England. Results run from 22.9% to 60.5% passing English and maths, a spread of 38 points, with a middle school at 42.9%, almost exactly England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 17 Good, 2 Requires improvement. 1 school carries no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

20 schools in Doncaster. Tap one, or see the full list.
23% 61% passed English & maths

Doncaster against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

44%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

1.5% below England

England 45%

44.6

Attainment 8 average score

1.5 below England

England 46.1

23%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

1.7% above England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Doncaster

89.9%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

97.4%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

0.1%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

14%

Appeals upheld22 of 154 heard

These are figures for Doncaster as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Doncaster's 20 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 23% to 61%. That is a spread of 38 percentage points, about typical.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Doncaster schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathsenglish literatureenglish languagecombined sciencehistorygeographyartbiologyphysicsphotographychemistryspanishfrenchbusiness studiesstatisticsreligious studiesfood technologycomputer science
  1. 1 Outwood Academy Adwick Doncaster · 48 entries 94%
  2. 2 The Hayfield School Doncaster · 28 entries 93%
  3. 3 The Laurel Academy Mexborough · 23 entries 91%
  4. 4 Hall Cross Academy Doncaster · 51 entries 88%
  5. 5 Outwood Academy Danum Doncaster · 84 entries 88%
  6. 6 The McAuley Catholic High School Doncaster · 56 entries 86%
  7. 7 Don Valley Academy Doncaster · 37 entries 81%
  8. 8 Ash Hill Academy DONCASTER · 25 entries 80%
  9. 9 Ridgewood School Doncaster · 53 entries 79%
  10. 10 Doncaster UTC Doncaster · 84 entries 70%
  11. 11 Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Doncaster · 56 entries 68%
  12. 12 Astrea Academy Woodfields Doncaster · 24 entries 67%
  13. 13 Trinity Academy Doncaster · 45 entries 64%
  14. 14 Armthorpe Academy Doncaster · 35 entries 60%
  15. 15 Campsmount Academy Doncaster · 29 entries 48%
  16. 16 De Warenne Academy Doncaster · 25 entries 48%
  17. 17 XP East Doncaster · 26 entries 42%
  18. 18 XP School Doncaster · 39 entries 41%
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Schools in neighbouring authorities are not in this list, because admissions run per authority. See bordering areas.

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  • Armthorpe Academy Doncaster · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    29%
    Attainment 8
    39.5
    Absence
    22%
  • Ash Hill Academy DONCASTER · Good.
    Eng & maths
    49%
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Absence
    23%
  • Astrea Academy Woodfields Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    31%
    Attainment 8
    36.8
    Absence
    30%
  • Campsmount Academy Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    40%
    Attainment 8
    41.5
    Absence
    29%
  • De Warenne Academy Doncaster · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    54%
    Attainment 8
    48.9
    Absence
    25%
  • Don Valley Academy Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    48
    Absence
    22%
  • Doncaster UTC Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    35%
    Attainment 8
    48.6
    Absence
    15%
  • Hall Cross Academy Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    46%
    Attainment 8
    47.8
    Absence
    16%
  • Hungerhill School Doncaster · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    50%
    Attainment 8
    49.2
    Absence
    18%
  • Outwood Academy Adwick Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    42%
    Attainment 8
    43.7
    Absence
    28%
  • Outwood Academy Danum Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    43%
    Attainment 8
    42.8
    Absence
    26%
  • Ridgewood School Doncaster · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    49.5
    Absence
    20%
  • Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    56%
    Attainment 8
    47.4
    Absence
    20%
  • Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Doncaster · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Absence
    27%
  • The Hayfield School Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Absence
    15%
  • The Laurel Academy Mexborough · Good.
    Eng & maths
    60%
    Attainment 8
    50.2
    Absence
    20%
  • The McAuley Catholic High School Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    35%
    Attainment 8
    42.5
    Absence
    24%
  • Trinity Academy Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    41%
    Attainment 8
    42.4
    Absence
    23%
  • XP East Doncaster · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    23%
    Attainment 8
    36.9
    Absence
    24%
  • XP School Doncaster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    28%
    Attainment 8
    39.8
    Absence
    25%

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Doncaster

9 of Doncaster's 12 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Doncaster

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Barnsley 11 schools · 45% passed English & mathsEast Riding of Yorkshire 18 schools · 43% passed English & mathsNorth Lincolnshire 14 schools · 42% passed English & mathsNorth Yorkshire 41 schools · 47% passed English & mathsNottinghamshire 44 schools · 47% passed English & mathsRotherham 16 schools · 39% passed English & mathsWakefield 18 schools · 46% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.