Outwood Academy Danum, Doncaster

In 2026, pupils at Outwood Academy Danum averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Doncaster and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below 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 35.4, against 50.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put Outwood Academy Danum as their first choice and 294 named it as one of their preferences, for 199 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Outwood Academy Danum are Armthorpe Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.6); Hospital Teaching Service (1.1 miles); Hungerhill School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9); and Hall Cross Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6).

Outwood Academy Danum's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Outwood Academy Danum is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 214 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 41 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

39% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%), Asian (12%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 184 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 22 (2%) 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.

Outwood Academy Danum has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 15 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Kirk Sandall Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Armthorpe Road/Leger Way (outside), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Outwood Academy Danum 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, Outwood Academy Danum issued 1338 suspensions, 115.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 11 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Outwood Academy Danum are Plover Primary School (0.5 miles), Sandringham Primary School (0.6 miles), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles) and Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.