Armthorpe Academy
Academy converter · 695 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.5
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Don Valley Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,093of 1,499 places
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 198
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 3 July 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Don Valley School and Performing Arts College (URN 106786, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Don Valley Academy has no sixth form. Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 22% moved to a sixth form college, 39% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.0 against 46.1 across England and 44.6 in Doncaster, with 55% 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 | Don Valley Academy | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 178 | 3,265 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 19% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 22% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 31% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Don Valley Academy | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.0 | 44.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 57% | 25% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.7 | 34.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.9 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 195 | 98% | 89% | 35% | 20% | 86% |
| Mathematics | 195 | 98% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 76% |
| English Literature | 181 | 91% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 81% |
| Combined Science | 162 | 82% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 57% |
| Geography | 108 | 55% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 73% |
| History | 80 | 40% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 51% |
| French | 68 | 34% | 18% | 28% | 29% | 93% |
| Spanish | 44 | 22% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 93% |
| Fine Art | 37 | 19% | 9% | 19% | 28% | 81% |
| Biology | 30 | 15% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 90% |
| Photography | 28 | 14% | 6% | 14% | 19% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 14% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 27 | 14% | 23% | 30% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 8% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 47% |
| Polish | 6 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Persian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 58 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 52 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 18 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 11 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 | — | — |
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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70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.9
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.