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The Laurel Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Maple Road, Mexborough S64 9SD · laurelacademy.org.uk · 01709 302244
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 755
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 160 families put the school first and 170 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 | 170 | 160 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 112 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 133 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 126 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.2, and 59.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade E+ (13.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141354)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.7 | −5.6 |
| Sixth form college | 17.7 | +10.3 |
| Further education | 59.3 | −5.2 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.9 | +11.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 students | E+ (13.3) | -0.39 | |
| 33 students | E+ (13.3) | -0.39 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 28 | D+ (22.1) | +0.22 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 141354)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 29 |
| Further education | 4 |
| Apprenticeship | 13 |
| Employment | 38 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 141354)
Ofsted
The Laurel Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 141354), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141354)
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 57
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (23%) with SEND