Swinton Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Mexborough, S64 8JW
- Distance
- 2.8km away
The Laurel Academy
Maple Road, Mexborough, S64 9SD
Local ranking7th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 140
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 758
- Boys
- 370 (49%)
- Girls
- 385 (51%)
- SEND
- 14.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.2%
- EAL
- 7.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 12.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,978/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
- 7.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.3%
- White Other: 6.0%
- Black African: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
87.3%
White British
6.0%
White Other
2.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Maple Road
Mexborough, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 146639
- UKPRN
- 10081774
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
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