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Astrea Academy Woodfields
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Weston Road, Doncaster DN4 8ND · astreawoodfields.org · 01302 312140
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 662
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 44.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Astrea Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 134 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 | 134 | 91 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 96 | 60 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 68 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 89 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.8, and 31.3% 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 (19.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.36 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140177)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.8 | −4.6 |
| Sixth form college | 15.8 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 49.1 | +7.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.8 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 7 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Applied general average grade
| 2023/24 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 students | Dist- (33.1) | Average +0.37 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18 | Dist (33.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 11 | Dist (36.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 28 | Dist- (33.3) | +0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | Dist+ (36.7) | +0.64 |
| 2016/17 | 47 | — | +1.03 |
| 2015/16 | 79 | — | +0.54 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 33.3 | −21.2 |
| Further education | 11.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 11.1 | — |
| Employment | 11.1 | −34.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 22.2 | — |
| Activity not captured | 11.1 | — |
Ofsted
Astrea Academy Woodfields was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140177), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140177)
May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140177)
What parents said
20% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 20%
- Replies
- 46
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 67% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (26%) with SEND