Hall Cross Academy is a secondary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2HY
Website: http://hallcrossacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01302320626
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Swain
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137842

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2000
Number of Pupils: 1892
Number of Boys: 868
Number of Girls: 1024

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.17 Confidence interval 0.01 to 0.33
Of the 260 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 242 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.54
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Town Field Primary School
Thorne Road , DN1 2JS
2out of 4 432 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Atlas Academy
Prospect Place , DN1 3QP
1out of 4 1,126 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lakeside Primary Academy
Sandy Lane , DN4 5ES
- not rated 1,517 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Roberts Road , Balby DN4 0JN
3out of 4 1,577 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Sandy Lane , DN4 5EP
3out of 4 1,605 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hall Cross Academy
Thorne Road , DN1 2HY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Doncaster UTC
College Road , DN1 3BF
- not rated 708 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
XP School
Middle Bank , DN4 5NG
4out of 4 1,344 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
XP East
Middle Bank , DN4 5NG
- not rated 1,361 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Weston Road , DN4 8ND
1out of 4 3,132 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Communication Specialist College - Doncaster
Leger Way , DN2 6AY
- not rated 1,112 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Doncaster School for the Deaf
Leger Way , DN2 6AY
3out of 4 1,112 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
North Bridge Enterprise College
Keepmoat Stadium (East Stand) , Stadium Way DN4 5JW
- not rated 1,445 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hospital Teaching Service
Level 1 the Children's Hospital , Royal Infirmary DN2 5LT
- not rated 1,467 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harrison College
Barclay Court , Heavens Walk DN4 5HZ
- not rated 1,486 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.