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The Hayfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hurst Lane, Auckley, Doncaster DN9 3HG · thehayfieldschool.co.uk · 01302 770589
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,088
- 95% of 1,140 places
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Hayfield School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 224 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 236 | 224 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 213 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 208 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 212 | 263 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 218 | 262 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.6, and 60.5% 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 C (31 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | −3.4 |
| Sixth form college | 53.9 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 23.5 | +4.9 |
| Other education | 1 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | 0 |
| Employment | 5.4 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 students | C (31) | Average +0.12 | |
| 75 students | C (31) | Average +0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 117 | C (30.4) | -0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 139 | C+ (31.9) | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61 | −11 |
| Further and other education | 6 | +4 |
| Further education | 1 | 0 |
| Other education | 4 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −1 |
| Employment | 14 | +5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Hayfield School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 119
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (21%) with SEND