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De Warenne Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster DN12 3JY · dewarenne.org.uk · 01709 864001

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.9
average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
762
12 over 750 places · 102%
Local authority
Doncaster
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
42.9%
First language not English
3.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Delta Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 146 families put the school first and 148 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 161 (Places 164)161September 2023: 135 (Places 143)135September 2024: 158 (Places 145)158September 2025: 139 (Places 146)139September 2026: 146 (Places 148)146Places 148
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261481461100%
September 2025Sept 20251461391100%
September 2024Sept 20241451581.1▲89%
September 2023Sept 20231431350.9100%
September 2022Sept 20221641611100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.9, and 54.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.

In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D- (15.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.9 (England 46.3)43.92017/18: 40.0 (England 46.5)40.02018/19: 43.1 (England 46.7)43.12021/22: 50.1 (England 48.8)50.12022/23: 46.9 (England 46.3)46.92023/24: 46.2 (England 45.9)46.22024/25: 48.9 (England 46.0)48.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.946.0
▲54.4%45.4%
▲74.3%64.8%
▼27.9%40.5%
●4.284.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form13.4+3
Sixth form college16.2−16.4
Further education52.1+16.5
Other education0.7—
Apprenticeship1.4−3
Employment2.8+0.6
Not in a lasting destination11.3−2.8
Activity not captured2.1+1.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

Applied general average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192017/18: 31.1 (England 28.5)Dist-2018/19: 29.4 (England 28.9)Merit+England 28.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
12 studentsMerit+ (29.4)Average -0.30
100%finished their course
Earlier years: Applied generalStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1814Dist- (31.1)-0.38
2016/1721—+1.07
2015/1623—+0.54

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University27−10
Apprenticeship180
Employment27−2
Not in a lasting destination27+19

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected De Warenne Academy on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • May 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
83%
Positive
73%
Replies
47
6% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●85% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲81% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●76% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼68% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼64% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 43%

based on 10 parents (21%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 63%

based on 12 parents (26%) with SEND

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