Doncaster School for the Deaf

State-Funded School

doncaster-school-for-the-deaf-doncaster-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

DoncasterLocal Authority

Doncaster CentralConstituency

DN2 6AYPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Doncaster School for the Deaf is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 41 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

68%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

22%

Pupils

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 41
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Feb 2015	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.