Secondary schools in Doncaster
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Doncaster has 20 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,265 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 29% in a school sixth form, 18% at a sixth form college, 31% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
8% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 28% of students in Doncaster went to university (England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Doncaster against England
| Measure | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,265 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 31% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Doncaster
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (20)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe AcademyAcademy converter | 695 | 75% | 6% | 48% | 5% | — | 39.5 | 29% |
| Ash Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 827 | 71% | 9% | 37% | 6% | — | 46.9 | 49% |
| Astrea Academy WoodfieldsAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 662 | 73% | 8% | 45% | 0% | 26% | 36.8 | 31% |
| Campsmount AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 710 | 80% | 22% | 35% | 7% | 41% | 41.5 | 40% |
| De Warenne AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 762 | 70% | 7% | 35% | 4% | — | 48.9 | 54% |
| Doncaster UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 770 | 77% | 41% | 31% | 10% | 43% | 48.6 | 35% |
| Don Valley AcademyAcademy converter | 1,093 | 80% | 19% | 39% | 3% | — | 48.0 | 55% |
| Hall Cross AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,039 | 87% | 46% | 30% | 3% | 61% | 47.8 | 46% |
| Hungerhill SchoolAcademy converter | 1,175 | 80% | 23% | 17% | 7% | — | 49.2 | 50% |
| Outwood Academy AdwickAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,048 | 75% | 30% | 32% | 3% | 33% | 43.7 | 42% |
| Outwood Academy DanumAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,083 | 84% | 37% | 34% | 5% | 51% | 42.8 | 43% |
| Ridgewood SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,425 | 86% | 53% | 27% | 4% | 56% | 49.5 | 55% |
| Rossington All Saints AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 850 | 74% | 3% | 37% | 7% | — | 47.4 | 56% |
| Sir Thomas Wharton AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,226 | 81% | 45% | 25% | 4% | 40% | 43.3 | 33% |
| The Hayfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1,088 | 85% | 8% | 22% | 4% | — | 52.6 | 61% |
| The Laurel AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 755 | 76% | 3% | 65% | 2% | — | 50.2 | 60% |
| The McAuley Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,431 | 87% | 59% | 22% | 3% | 55% | 42.5 | 35% |
| Trinity AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,176 | 81% | 52% | 22% | 6% | 41% | 42.4 | 41% |
| XP EastFree schools · sixth form | 273 | 90% | 10% | 50% | 4% | 27% | 36.9 | 23% |
| XP SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 246 | 84% | 10% | 43% | 4% | — | 39.8 | 28% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN Colleges Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 9% | — | — |
| Hill House Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 945 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.2 | 0% |
| New College Doncastersixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 59% | — | — |
| Stone Hill Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 182 | 100% | 0% | 39% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Waterside Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9 | 0% |
| Bader Academystate · Free schools special | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 0% |
| Coppice Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 167 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Heatherwood Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 99 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Pennine View Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 167 | 94% | 0% | 19% | 0% | — | — | — |