Ash Hill Academy, DONCASTER

In 2026, pupils at Ash Hill Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.

70% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Doncaster and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.25: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.7, against 55.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 155 families put Ash Hill Academy as their first choice and 238 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ash Hill Academy are Hungerhill School (3.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9); Armthorpe Academy (3.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.6); Trinity Academy (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); and Outwood Academy Danum (4.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45).

Ash Hill Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Ash Hill Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 in 2024/25.

64 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ash Hill Academy (as of September 2025): 61% would recommend the school, 67% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (73%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

Of the 141 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

45.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 114 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 20 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hatfield & Stainforth Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ash Hill Road/Ash Hill Academy (at), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ash Hill Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Ash Hill Academy issued 713 suspensions, 87 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ash Hill Academy are Sheep Dip Lane Academy (0.3 miles), Crookesbroom Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles) and Dunsville Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.