Don Valley Academy is a secondary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/04/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Jossey Lane, Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Website: http://www.donvalleyacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01302651035
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Hannah Thornton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137472

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1499
Number of Pupils: 1071
Number of Boys: 504
Number of Girls: 567

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.3 to 0.12
Of the 146 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.44
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary School
Jossey Lane , Scawthorpe DN5 9ED 		3out of 4 687 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosedale Primary School
Emley Drive , Scawsby DN5 8RL 		1out of 4 748 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School
Rose Crescent , Scawthorpe DN5 9EW 		3out of 4 963 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School
Barnsley Road , Scawsby DN5 8NQ 		4out of 4 1,281 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School
Windsor Walk , Scawsby DN5 8NQ 		3out of 4 1,290 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Don Valley Academy
Jossey Lane , Scawthorpe DN5 9DD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ridgewood School
Barnsley Road , Scawsby DN5 7UB 		2out of 4 1,191 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Adwick
Windmill Balk Lane , Woodlands DN6 7SF 		2out of 4 2,847 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stone Hill School
Barnsley Road , Scawsby DN5 7UB 		4out of 4 1,191 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Levett School
Melton Road , Sprotbrough DN5 7SB 		3out of 4 3,111 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Bridge Enterprise College
Keepmoat Stadium (East Stand) , Stadium Way DN4 5JW 		- not rated 3,155 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Ridge Community School
Tenter Balk Lane , Adwick-le-Street DN6 7EF 		- not rated 3,189 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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