Ash Hill Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Doncaster
Ash Hill, DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/03/2020
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
27.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
827
Capacity used
Has space75%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
157 of 157 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
225
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 157 | 157 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 57 | 7 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 225 | 164 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emily Quinn
- Address
- Ash Hill, Hatfield, DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
- Phone
- 01302562541
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Hatfield · Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137066
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
827 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
04 March 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 879 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 145 | 17% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Language | 145 | 28% | 64% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 143 | 13% | 45% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 113 | 6% | 42% | 64% | |
| History | 107 | 12% | 34% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 58 | 21% | 64% | 83% | |
| French | 42 | 10% | 90% | 93% | |
| Geography | 34 | 32% | 56% | 68% | |
| Biology | 32 | 50% | 91% | 94% | |
| Physics | 30 | 57% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 73% | 93% | 100% | |
| Polish | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Doncaster council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.