Hall Cross Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Doncaster
Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2HY
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
19.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,039
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
2,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
273 of 383 families who put it first got an offer
296
Places offered
772
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 383 | 273 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 242 | 13 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 147 | 10 | ● 7% |
| Total | 772 | 296 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sheila Forsythe
- Address
- Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2HY
- Phone
- 01302320626
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Town · Doncaster Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137842
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
2,039 pupils · 2,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,577 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 49.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.30 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 301 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13% | 17% |
| A-level students | 214 | — |
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 | 301 | 21% | 52% | 73% | |
| English Language | 301 | 21% | 54% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 300 | 23% | 58% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 262 | 12% | 42% | 65% | |
| Geography | 138 | 21% | 42% | 54% | |
| History | 120 | 22% | 42% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 79 | 44% | 75% | 91% | |
| Business | 69 | 28% | 71% | 84% | |
| Social Studies | 69 | 30% | 72% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 59 | 25% | 41% | 51% | |
| Biology | 38 | 89% | 95% | 95% | |
| Physics | 37 | 89% | 97% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 77 | 14% | 42% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 53 | 6% | 15% | 55% | |
| Biology | 47 | 6% | 26% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 42 | 2% | 14% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 12% | 34% | 61% | |
| Physics | 35 | 3% | 3% | 20% | |
| Sociology | 34 | 12% | 32% | 65% | |
| Law | 28 | 0% | 4% | 36% | |
| Economics | 24 | 4% | 8% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 0% | 8% | 50% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 21% | 58% | |
| English Language | 19 | 0% | 16% | 47% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 18959: Hall Cross Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 13 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.