Academy sponsor led · Doncaster

Astrea Academy Woodfields

11–16Ages
662Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146370URN

Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND · 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

1.1per place

0.3 below Doncaster median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Doncaster

152 applications for 134 places · 17th of 17 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.2of 90

Doncaster 46.8 England 46.0

18th of 20 in Doncaster

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 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

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Doncaster median (1.4) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

152 applications · 134 places offered · 91 named it first

2026 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.4
2025 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.4
2024 0.6; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 0.7; Doncaster median median 1.2
2022 0.8; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 0.8; Doncaster median median 1.2
2020 0.8; Doncaster median median 1.2
2019 0.8; Doncaster median median 1.3
2018 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Doncaster median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Balby Carr Community Academy (URN 140177), Balby Carr Community Sports and Science College (URN 106802), 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	134	152	1.1	91	0.68
Sep 2025	96	108	1.1	60	0.63
Sep 2024	181	106	0.6	68	0.38
Sep 2023	164	121	0.7	89	0.54
Sep 2022	163	133	0.8	100	0.61
Sep 2021	136	108	0.8	80	0.59
Sep 2020	159	128	0.8	95	0.60
Sep 2019	139	115	0.8	80	0.58
Sep 2018 *	107	125	1.2	93	0.87
Sep 2017 *	160	179	1.1	133	0.83
Sep 2016 *	125	161	1.3	117	0.94
Sep 2015 *	132	192	1.5	127	0.96
Sep 2014 *	133	180	1.4	133	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

110 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.218th of 20 in Doncaster

Doncaster 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%16th of 20 in Doncaster

Doncaster 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Doncaster 67% England 66%

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.68

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	110	39.2	37%	51%	–
2024/25	112	36.8	31%	50%	–
2023/24	114	32.6	33%	44%	−0.68
2022/23	105	36.2	35%	51%	−0.45

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

Astrea Academy WoodfieldsThis school
This school

Good2024

1.1applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
XP School
2.0 km · Doncaster

Good2023

8.5applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
XP East
2.1 km · Doncaster

Requires improvement2024

6.1applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Doncaster UTC
2.3 km · Doncaster

Good2022

49.1Attainment 8
Hall Cross Academy
2.9 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
4.1 km · Doncaster

2026

1.4applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Ridgewood School
5.2 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
The McAuley Catholic High School
5.4 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Danum
5.4 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146370 · 371/4010
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Free school meals: 51.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Balby Carr Community Academy (URN 140177); Balby Carr Community Sports and Science College (URN 106802)
Address: Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Local authority: Doncaster

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