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Hungerhill School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hungerhill Lane, Edenthorpe, Doncaster DN3 2JY · hungerhillschool.com · 01302 885811
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,175
- 55 over 1,120 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 305 families put the school first and 242 places were offered; 76% 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 | 242 | 305 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | 273 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 244 | 285 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 246 | 261 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 249 | 260 | 1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.2, and 50.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.4 | −2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 38.5 | −2.9 |
| Further education | 27.1 | +5.8 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +4.8 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.8 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hungerhill School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 123
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (25%) with SEND