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Armthorpe Academy

11–16Ages
695Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138314URN

Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Doncaster median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Doncaster

191 applications for 148 places · 12th of 17 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.6of 90

Doncaster 46.8 England 46.0

14th of 20 in Doncaster

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 17 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Doncaster median (1.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

191 applications · 148 places offered · 123 named it first

2026 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2025 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4
2024 0.9; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.2
2022 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
2019 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2018 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2017 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2016 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4
2015 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.5; 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	148	191	1.3	123	0.83
Sep 2025	116	167	1.4	102	0.88
Sep 2024	142	133	0.9	88	0.62
Sep 2023	112	125	1.1	95	0.85
Sep 2022	147	189	1.3	140	0.95
Sep 2021	122	146	1.2	111	0.91
Sep 2020	109	129	1.2	93	0.85
Sep 2019	115	134	1.2	102	0.89
Sep 2018	89	111	1.3	66	0.74
Sep 2017	79	112	1.4	74	0.94
Sep 2016	83	116	1.4	81	0.98
Sep 2015	68	101	1.5	60	0.88
Sep 2014	72	105	1.5	68	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

130 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.614th of 20 in Doncaster

Doncaster 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%15th of 20 in Doncaster

Doncaster 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Doncaster 67% England 66%

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.98

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	130	42.6	39%	64%	–
2024/25	128	39.5	29%	52%	–
2023/24	105	37.5	28%	50%	−0.98
2022/23	106	38.0	27%	44%	−0.73

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

Armthorpe AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Hungerhill School
1.6 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Danum
1.7 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
The McAuley Catholic High School
3.5 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Hall Cross Academy
4.7 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
XP East
4.9 km · Doncaster

Requires improvement2024

6.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
XP School
5.0 km · Doncaster

Good2023

8.5applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Ash Hill Academy
5.1 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Doncaster UTC
5.3 km · Doncaster

Good2022

49.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138314 · 371/4021
Trust: Consilium Academies
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 695 on roll
Free school meals: 28.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: The Armthorpe School (URN 106782)
Address: Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2DA
Local authority: Doncaster

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources