Don Valley Academy

State-Funded School

don-valley-academy-doncaster-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

DoncasterLocal Authority

Doncaster NorthConstituency

DN5 9DDPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Don Valley Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,093 pupils. Don Valley Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.38

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,093

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,093
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.