Astrea Academy Woodfields
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Doncaster
Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
32.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
662
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
60 of 60 families who put it first got an offer
96
Places offered
108
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 60 | 60 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 24 | 6 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 7 | ● 29% |
| Total | 108 | 73 | 68% |
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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Victoria Southall
- Address
- Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND
- Phone
- 01302312140
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Balby South · Doncaster Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146370
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
662 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 847 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
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 | 32.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.97 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 112 | — |
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 | 108 | 13% | 40% | 56% | |
| English Language | 108 | 11% | 42% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 106 | 8% | 25% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 106 | 10% | 42% | 68% | |
| History | 58 | 5% | 26% | 38% | |
| Spanish | 46 | 20% | 50% | 63% | |
| Geography | 39 | 31% | 51% | 59% | |
| Statistics | 35 | 3% | 23% | 46% | |
| Business | 26 | 4% | 19% | 31% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 13% | 54% | 67% | |
| Computer Science | 14 | 21% | 36% | 64% | |
| Polish | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
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) |
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.