Don Valley Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Doncaster, Yorkshire and the Humber DN5 9DD · Doncaster
#133 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#1649 of 4,090 nationally
About Don Valley Academy
Don Valley Academy is a academy secondary located in Doncaster, in the Doncaster local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,093 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 56.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 133rd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (75th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (23th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,093; capacity filled 72.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 71.7%; ebacc average points 4.38.
There are 121 schools in Doncaster; Don Valley Academy ranks 46th of 119 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)48.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)55.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)40.6%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Don Valley Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,093
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 72.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 48.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 55.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 71.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.38
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Don Valley Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
276 students · 629 m away
Rosedale Primary School
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
175 students · 685 m away
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School
Doncaster · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
302 students · 882 m away
Ridgewood School
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,425 students · 1.1 km away
Scawsby Junior Academy
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
355 students · 1.2 km away
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School
Doncaster · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
308 students · 1.2 km away
Highfields Primary Academy
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
101 students · 1.4 km away
Bentley High Street Primary School
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
439 students · 1.7 km away
Kirkby Avenue Primary School
Doncaster · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
347 students · 1.8 km away
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
Doncaster · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
136 students · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Sirius Academy North
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,095 students
Maltby Academy
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,096 students
The Hayfield School
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,088 students
Darton Academy
Barnsley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,099 students
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,101 students
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,083 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Don Valley Academy a good school?
Don Valley Academy has a Success Index (England) of 56.4 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #133 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Don Valley Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Don Valley Academy ranks #133 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #1649 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Don Valley Academy?
Don Valley Academy had 1,093 students in 2025.
Is Don Valley Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Don Valley Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Don Valley Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Don Valley Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.