Hospital Teaching Service, Doncaster
Hospital Teaching Service is an all-through school for pupils aged 2 to 19 in Doncaster.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hospital Teaching Service in detail
Getting a place at Hospital Teaching Service
Across Doncaster, 90% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Doncaster lodged 208 appeals against secondary school offers; 154 reached a hearing and 22 succeeded (14.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Hospital Teaching Service are Hall Cross Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); Outwood Academy Danum (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45); Doncaster UTC (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); and XP East (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.8).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Doncaster Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Armthorpe Road/Dale Road (at), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 543 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.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Hospital Teaching Service are Park Primary School (0.3 miles), Intake Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Sandringham Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Park Primary SchoolIntake Primary AcademyOur Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolSandringham Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Hospital Teaching Service
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hospital Teaching Service.
- Brilliant Minds Doncaster690m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 39
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 27 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Doncaster is 10 (the median across 143 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Doncaster
Across Doncaster council
Places available
3,913
Applications
3,506
Got 1st preference
89.9%
Got preferred school
97.4%
All secondary applications across Doncaster council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hospital Teaching Service
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Hospital Teaching Service
What is the catchment area for Hospital Teaching Service?
No fixed boundary. When Hospital Teaching Service is oversubscribed, Doncaster allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Hospital Teaching Service?
Apply through Doncaster's coordinated admissions process, naming Hospital Teaching Service on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Hospital Teaching Service have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Hospital Teaching Service: Brilliant Minds Doncaster (690m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hospital Teaching Service?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 27 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Doncaster is 10 (the median across 143 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hospital Teaching Service?
Hospital Teaching Service is at Level 1 the Children's Hospital, Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5LT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)