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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 April 2014Graded 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 entry848 applications · 301 places offered · 407 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2025 2.6; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2024 2.6; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2023 2.0; Doncaster median median 1.2
- 2022 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2021 2.0; Doncaster median median 1.2
- 2020 2.0; Doncaster median median 1.2
- 2019 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2018 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2017 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.3
- 2016 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2015 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.4
- 2014 2.4; 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 | 301 | 848 | 2.8 | 407 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2025 | 296 | 772 | 2.6 | 383 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2024 | 293 | 764 | 2.6 | 436 | 1.49 |
| Sep 2023 | 303 | 619 | 2.0 | 362 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2022 | 311 | 603 | 1.9 | 307 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 304 | 607 | 2.0 | 338 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2020 | 310 | 628 | 2.0 | 321 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 305 | 590 | 1.9 | 292 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 276 | 486 | 1.8 | 243 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 278 | 517 | 1.9 | 252 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 | 227 | 423 | 1.9 | 212 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 278 | 504 | 1.8 | 241 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 208 | 488 | 2.4 | 197 | 0.95 |
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.) | 302 | 47.6 | 49% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 301 | 47.8 | 46% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 293 | 49.9 | 51% | 74% | +0.55 |
| 2022/23 | 267 | 49.6 | 49% | 71% | +0.48 |
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
- Hall Cross AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · DoncasterGood202249.1Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · DoncasterGood20238.5applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · DoncasterRequires improvement20246.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · DoncasterGood20241.1applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · DoncasterGood20241.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · DoncasterRemains Good · improving20241.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · DoncasterGood20221.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · DoncasterGood20231.9applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137842 · 371/4062
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 2,000 pupils · 2,039 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2012
- Replaced
- Hall Cross School (URN 106808)
- Address
- Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2HY
- Local authority
- Doncaster
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources