Don Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Unique reference
- 137472
- Address
- Jossey Lane, Scawthorpe, DN5 9DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1099 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 79%
Unclassified 9%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 2.1%
Other 0.9%
African 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.3
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Don Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 228
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 113 127 |
| Year 8 | 237 126 111 |
| Year 9 | 214 110 104 |
| Year 10 | 215 107 108 |
| Year 11 | 193 96 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 79.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 29.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 27.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 20.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |