Doncaster UTC
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Doncaster
College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3BF
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/09/2022
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
94.8%
14.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
770
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jim Semmelroth
- Address
- College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3BF
- Phone
- 01302976515
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Town · Doncaster Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147838
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
770 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
21 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 564 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 | 48.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.94 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 153 | — |
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 | 26.04 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 62 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 160 | 13% | 43% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 156 | 18% | 44% | 75% | |
| English Language | 153 | 19% | 58% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 136 | 11% | 47% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 84 | 6% | 25% | 70% | |
| Computer Science | 77 | 0% | 22% | 35% | |
| Geography | 53 | 11% | 51% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 50 | 10% | 76% | 92% | |
| Statistics | 27 | 19% | 56% | 89% | |
| Film Studies | 25 | 12% | 56% | 64% | |
| Biology | 18 | 28% | 78% | 89% | |
| Physics | 18 | 28% | 83% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 22 | 5% | 14% | 32% | |
| Physics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 14% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Psychology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Film Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20979: Doncaster UTC
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 48% | — | — |
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.