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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 2 April 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry338 applications · 222 places offered · 203 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2025 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2024 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
- 2022 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2021 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
- 2020 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.2
- 2019 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2018 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2017 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2016 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2015 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2014 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.5
- This school
- Doncaster median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 222 | 338 | 1.5 | 203 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 212 | 324 | 1.5 | 204 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 228 | 296 | 1.3 | 233 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 222 | 275 | 1.2 | 218 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 222 | 277 | 1.3 | 206 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 211 | 257 | 1.2 | 189 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 219 | 287 | 1.3 | 209 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 221 | 287 | 1.3 | 194 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 192 | 1.3 | 148 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 162 | 216 | 1.3 | 150 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 140 | 189 | 1.4 | 126 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 178 | 224 | 1.3 | 168 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 141 | 231 | 1.6 | 137 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 197 | 48.7 | 59% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 198 | 48.0 | 55% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 189 | 48.5 | 52% | 74% | +0.42 |
| 2022/23 | 178 | 47.3 | 47% | 70% | +0.42 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Don Valley AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20241.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · DoncasterGood20221.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · DoncasterGood20231.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · DoncasterGood202249.1Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · DoncasterRemains Good20232.8applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · DoncasterGood20238.5applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · DoncasterRequires improvement20246.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · DoncasterGood20241.1applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · DoncasterGood20241.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137472 · 371/4029
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,499 pupils · 1,093 on roll
- Free school meals
- 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Don Valley School and Performing Arts College (URN 106786)
- Address
- Jossey Lane, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, DN5 9DD
- Local authority
- Doncaster
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources