Hungerhill School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Doncaster
Hungerhill Lane, Doncaster, DN3 2JY
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,175
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
233 of 273 families who put it first got an offer
248
Places offered
456
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 273 | 233 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 118 | 10 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 65 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Total | 456 | 248 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Crawford
- Address
- Hungerhill Lane, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2JY
- Phone
- 01302885811
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall · Doncaster Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137899
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
1,175 pupils · 1,120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,222 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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 | 51.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.41 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.58 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 217 | — |
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 | 217 | 19% | 56% | 78% | |
| English Language | 216 | 26% | 61% | 81% | |
| Social Studies | 215 | 9% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 213 | 20% | 61% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 4% | 40% | 64% | |
| Geography | 110 | 21% | 50% | 67% | |
| History | 97 | 25% | 55% | 71% | |
| French | 79 | 13% | 92% | 95% | |
| Biology | 54 | 48% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 54 | 37% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 54% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 23% | 73% | 86% |
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.