Secondary school

Don Valley Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Doncaster
  • DN5 9DD
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,235 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 62%2017/18: top 70%2018/19: top 62%2021/22: top 49%2022/23: top 43%2023/24: top 36%36% · 2023/242024/25: top 38%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 848 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.37/10 Above+11.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths55.1% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%8/10 Above+16.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.38 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.938/10 Above+25.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.42 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.079/10 Top 20%+41.9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2018/1921.37 · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.281/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−10.9 pts since 15/16
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.4 · 145 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 44 · 153 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 42.2 · 140 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 44 · 146 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 48.6 · 208 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 47.3 · 178 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 48.5 · 189 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 48 · 198 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.348.642.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 33% · 153 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 42% · 140 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 41% · 146 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 52% · 208 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 47% · 178 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 51.9% · 189 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 55.1% · 198 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%55.1%33%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 21.87 · 76 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 23.56 · 67 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 22.95 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 21.37 · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.2823.5621.37No exams

Not published 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
203 of 203 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st203203
2nd848
3rd515

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2012–2024

  1. 2012Requires improvement
  2. 2014Inadequate
  3. 2015Ungraded visit
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2016Ungraded visit
  6. 2016Requires improvement
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2024Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Outcomes for pupils

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,093
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.0%
First language not English10.8%
SEN support10.4%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)8.0%
Persistently absent pupils22.5%

Girls 50.2%Boys 49.8%

72.9% full · 1,499 places · 112 in sixth form (2018/19)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 80 responses (7.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school70% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school77.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved70% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 55% not applicable44.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year81.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.3% not applicable52.4% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed66.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child78.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school81.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing63.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development62.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent66.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult15.1
  • Classroom teachers 42
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 16.3
  • Other support 23.8

Teachers 48 FTE · Whole workforce 88.1 · 99 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,113
Spend per pupil£7,366
Staff spend per pupil£5,557
Reserve per pupil£181
  • +£200,000revenue reserve
  • +£825,000in-year balance

Grants £8,114 · self-generated £196 · premises £380 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST (57 academies) · trust reserve £30,739,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

189 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.5%
  • Education83.6%
  • Apprenticeship3.7%
  • Employment4.2%
  • Not sustained6.9%
  • Unknown1.6%