The McAuley Catholic High School

State-Funded School

the-mcauley-catholic-high-school-doncaster-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

DoncasterLocal Authority

Doncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeConstituency

DN3 3QFPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The McAuley Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,431 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.33

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

10%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,431

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,431
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Feb 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 May 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.