New College Doncaster, Doncaster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
New College Doncaster excels at supporting all students to succeed, particularly those with additional needs who often outperform their peers. The college provides excellent careers guidance and work experience opportunities, with most students progressing to university. Teachers are highly skilled at breaking down complex concepts and adapting teaching so every student, regardless of background, can achieve their ambitions.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional support for students with additional needs and disabilities - they typically outperform peers
- Highly effective careers education embedded throughout curriculum with regular employer engagement and work experience
- Strong inclusive culture with excellent behaviour, attendance and student wellbeing
- Teachers have high subject expertise and use assessment very effectively to tailor teaching
- Excellent preparation for next steps - vast majority progress to universities and degree apprenticeships
Areas for Improvement
- Progress in a small number of A-level subjects is not as extensive as other courses, though improvement plans are already showing results
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and learners feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
University masterclasses, competitions, educational visits, work experience placements, careers events
New College Doncaster is a strong performing college that provides high-quality, inclusive education with ambitious curriculum offerings tailored to student needs and local economic context. Students achieve very well across academic and vocational courses, with particularly strong outcomes for those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)
A-Level Results
B-
Average grade
36.5
Points per entry
B-
Best 3 A-Levels
16%
Achieving AAB+
Average
Value added
511
A-Level students
89%
Retention rate
2024/25 academic year
A-Level Subjects Offered
+ 35 more subjects
2023/24 academic year - entries by number of students
After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations
After A-Levels (Year 13) - 592 students
202223 data
University & Higher Education Destinations
16%
Top-third university
69%
Degree course
73%
Any L4+ destination
3%
Apprenticeships
Based on 556 students completing 16-18 study
2021/22 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
0%
Available places
0 pupils
1,200 capacity
1,200 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Doncaster
Admissions Demand - Doncaster
Places available
3,878
Applications
3,298
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
97.6%
Secondary admissions across Doncaster (2025/26)
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