Don Valley Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Doncaster, DN5 9DD
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Ridgewood School
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Local ranking11th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1512
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 December 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 232
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 56.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 17.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
110
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 266
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1453
- Boys
- 687 (48%)
- Girls
- 738 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1512 (94% full)
- SEND
- 11.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.4%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,003/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.2%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
91.2%
White British
2.5%
White Other
1.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Barnsley Road
Doncaster, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 137603
- UKPRN
- 10035482
- Establishment No.
- 4033
- Trust
- LEGER EDUCATION TRUST
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