Sir Thomas Wharton Academy is a secondary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 21/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tait Avenue, Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Website:
Telephone: 01709864100
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Yvonne Bootman
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 144364

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1266
Number of Pupils: 1026
Number of Boys: 481
Number of Girls: 545

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.53 Confidence interval -0.73 to -0.33
Of the 164 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 160 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.58
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hill Top Academy
Edlington Lane , Edlington DN12 1PL
4out of 4 833 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington
Bungalow Road , Edlington DN12 1DL
2out of 4 1,164 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Edlington Victoria Academy
Victoria Road , Edlington DN12 1BN
3out of 4 1,712 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Warmsworth Primary School
Mill Lane , Warmsworth DN4 9RG
4out of 4 3,071 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Tait Avenue , Edlington DN12 1HH
1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilsic Hall School
Wadworth , DN11 9AG
- not rated 3,162 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.