Academy sponsor led · Doncaster

Outwood Academy Danum

11–18Ages
1,083Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
143938URN

Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Doncaster median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Doncaster

294 applications for 199 places · 7th of 17 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.0of 90

Doncaster 46.8 England 46.0

12th of 20 in Doncaster

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	Good

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Doncaster median (1.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

294 applications · 199 places offered · 118 named it first

2026 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2025 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2024 0.9; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
2022 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.2
2019 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2018 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.3
2017 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2016 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Outwood Academy Danum (URN 137524), Danum School Technology College (URN 106780), the previous school.

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	199	294	1.5	118	0.59
Sep 2025	151	220	1.5	96	0.64
Sep 2024	235	213	0.9	129	0.55
Sep 2023	175	206	1.2	110	0.63
Sep 2022	172	207	1.2	127	0.74
Sep 2021	200	245	1.2	160	0.80
Sep 2020	208	258	1.2	150	0.72
Sep 2019	182	241	1.3	147	0.81
Sep 2018	133	215	1.6	114	0.86
Sep 2017	149	213	1.4	121	0.81
Sep 2016 *	140	240	1.7	130	0.93
Sep 2015 *	189	269	1.4	164	0.87
Sep 2014 *	168	282	1.7	142	0.85

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.012th of 20 in Doncaster

Doncaster 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%8th of 20 in Doncaster

Doncaster 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Doncaster 67% England 66%

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	201	45.0	53%	70%	–
2024/25	226	42.8	43%	60%	–
2023/24	214	39.3	33%	54%	−0.17
2022/23	161	42.9	42%	60%	−0.06

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

Outwood Academy DanumThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Armthorpe Academy
1.7 km · Doncaster

Requires improvement2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Hall Cross Academy
3.0 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
The McAuley Catholic High School
3.3 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
XP East
3.3 km · Doncaster

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2023

8.5applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Doncaster UTC
3.6 km · Doncaster

Good2022

49.1Attainment 8
Astrea Academy Woodfields
5.4 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.1applications per place 39.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143938 · 371/4007
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Capacity: 1,926 pupils · 1,083 on roll
Free school meals: 40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Outwood Academy Danum (URN 137524); Danum School Technology College (URN 106780)
Address: Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Local authority: Doncaster

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