Armthorpe Academy
Academy converter · 695 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.5
Academy converter
The Hayfield School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,088of 1,140 places
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 205
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 12 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Hayfield School (URN 106811, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
The Hayfield School has no sixth form. Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 55% moved to a sixth form college, 22% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 55% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 20% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.6 against 46.1 across England and 44.6 in Doncaster, with 61% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Doncaster and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Hayfield School | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 3,265 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 55% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 22% | 31% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Hayfield School | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.6 | 44.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 8% | 25% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.4 | 34.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.0 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 205 | 100% | 88% | 30% | 22% | 82% |
| English Language | 205 | 100% | 89% | 29% | 20% | 81% |
| English Literature | 204 | 100% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 145 | 71% | 65% | 21% | 9% | 81% |
| History | 95 | 46% | 41% | 36% | 26% | 78% |
| Geography | 61 | 30% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 82% |
| Business Studies | 57 | 28% | 18% | 28% | 20% | 81% |
| Chemistry | 56 | 27% | 23% | 16% | 47% | 61% |
| Biology | 56 | 27% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 66% |
| Physics | 56 | 27% | 23% | 30% | 46% | 73% |
| Sociology | 42 | 20% | 4% | 67% | 21% | 98% |
| Physical Education | 42 | 20% | 11% | 21% | 24% | 93% |
| French | 17 | 8% | 18% | 35% | 29% | 82% |
| Photography | 14 | 7% | 6% | 43% | 19% | 93% |
| 3D Design | 14 | 7% | 2% | 57% | 16% | 86% |
| Fine Art | 13 | 6% | 9% | 38% | 28% | 100% |
| Spanish | 10 | 5% | 19% | 40% | 27% | 80% |
| Dance | 8 | 4% | 1% | 50% | 27% | 88% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% | 13% | 38% | 30% | 100% |
| Drama | 7 | 3% | 7% | 71% | 27% | 100% |
| Geology | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 61% | — |
| Latin | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Textiles | 1 | 0% | 2% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 40 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 38 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Doncaster
Ash Hill Academy
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71% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Astrea Academy Woodfields
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73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.8
Campsmount Academy
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De Warenne Academy
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Doncaster UTC
University technical college · sixth form · 770 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.