Hall Cross AcademyHungerhill School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Doncaster.

Summary of the comparison

Hall Cross Academy and Hungerhill School are secondary schools in Doncaster.

  • Hall Cross Academy scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hungerhill School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Hungerhill School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hall Cross Academy was judged Good and Hungerhill School was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Hall Cross Academy and 49.2 for Hungerhill School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hall Cross Academy (50.6 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Hungerhill School (51.1 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hall Cross Academy versus Hungerhill School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoncasterHall Cross AcademyDoncasterHungerhill SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking4th of 20 in Doncaster 1st of 20 in Doncaster Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,038 1,173
Capacity2,000 1,120
LocationDoncaster, DN1 2HY Doncaster, DN3 2JY
GCSE results
Attainment 847.8 49.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.5% 50.2% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.8% 75.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc10.3% 57.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.03 4.58 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort301 217
A-level results
A-level entries214 Not reported
A-level average points36.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points36.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,038 1,173
Free school meals (ever 6)31.3% 20.6%
English as an additional language19.1% 7.3%
SEN support7.2% 9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.5% 19.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hall Cross Academy

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