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Sir Thomas Wharton Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Tait Avenue, Edlington, Doncaster DN12 1HH · stwacademy.com · 01709 864100

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.3
average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,226
97% of 1,266 places
Local authority
Doncaster
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
32.4%
First language not English
10.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 246 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 179 (Places 207)179September 2023: 202 (Places 229)202September 2024: 232 (Places 230)232September 2025: 217 (Places 254)217September 2026: 246 (Places 257)246Places 257
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026257246196%
September 2025Sept 20252542170.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242302321▲88%
September 2023Sept 20232292020.998%
September 2022Sept 20222071790.998%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.3, and 33.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 39.3 (England 46.5)39.32018/19: 44.6 (England 46.7)44.62021/22: 45.5 (England 48.8)45.52022/23: 49.7 (England 46.3)49.72023/24: 46.9 (England 45.9)46.92024/25: 43.3 (England 46.0)43.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.346.0
▼33.1%45.4%
▼55.2%64.8%
▼3.1%40.5%
▼3.424.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139301)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.1+4.3
Sixth form college7.4+2.4
Further education33.5+5.9
Other education1.1−1.1
Apprenticeship2.1−3.4
Employment1.6−5
Not in a lasting destination5.9−4
Activity not captured4.3+1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.5 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.6 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 34.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.5 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 35.6 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 29.5 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.7 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.9 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
55 studentsC (28.9)Well below average -0.76
55 studentsC (28.9)Well below average -0.77
36 studentsMerit (26.3)Below average -0.40
20.6%AAB or better
91.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2441C (29.7)-0.36
2022/2332C (29.5)—
2021/2234B- (35.6)—
2018/1923C+ (32.5)+0.10
2017/1830C+ (34.9)+0.35
2016/1764D+ (22.6)-0.14
2015/1681D+ (22.5)-0.12

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University37.5−21.2
Other education1.8−4.7
Apprenticeship21.4+12.7
Employment25+5.4
Not in a lasting destination12.5+10.3
Activity not captured1.8−2.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sir Thomas Wharton Academy on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
17 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139301), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Inadequate
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139301)

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (181 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
89%
Positive
69%
Replies
181
16% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲86% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲86% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲79% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲50% agreeEngland 43%

based on 31 parents (17%) whose child was bullied

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

based on 49 parents (27%) with SEND

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