Hall Cross Academy, Doncaster

In its own words: "Priority: Central triage dashboard that breaks down case studies, professional discussions, and student profiling into considered intervention pathways Target: Establish a robust, longitudinal case-study framework that tracks identified vulnerable students from initial safeguarding disclosure/identification through to intervention uptake and long-term academic and emotional impact."

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 4.30pm, an open evening on Tuesday 8 December 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 10 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Hall Cross Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.

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

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.55: pupils made well 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 39.9, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 407 families put Hall Cross Academy as their first choice and 848 named it as one of their preferences, for 301 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 120 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hall Cross Academy are Doncaster UTC (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); XP School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); XP East (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.8); and Hospital Teaching Service (0.8 miles).

Hall Cross Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Hall Cross Academy is one of 10 schools run by Exceed Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 293 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 224 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 132 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 50 (2.5%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Doncaster Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorne Road/Christ Church Road, 180 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 903 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hall Cross Academy issued 54 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hall Cross Academy are Town Field Primary School (0.2 miles), Atlas Academy (0.6 miles), Lakeside Primary Academy (0.9 miles) and St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.