The Hayfield School, Doncaster
The Hayfield School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Doncaster. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the highest of the 21 schools in Doncaster with published results, and 616th of 3,298 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Well above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Doncaster (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
The Hayfield School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at The Hayfield School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.
62% 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 52.6.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.63: 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 38.7, against 56 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.3 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.
Getting a place at The Hayfield School
For September 2026 entry, 224 families put The Hayfield School as their first choice and 436 named it as one of their preferences, for 236 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The Hayfield School are The McAuley Catholic High School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); Rossington All Saints Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); Armthorpe Academy (3.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.6); and Outwood Academy Danum (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45).
The Hayfield School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.
The McAuley Catholic High SchoolRossington All Saints AcademyArmthorpe AcademyOutwood Academy Danum
Where pupils go next
Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.
Who goes there
14.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Hayfield School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hurst Lane/Walnut Avenue (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 36 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Hayfield School issued 140 suspensions, 12.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Hayfield School are Hayfield Lane Primary School (0.2 miles), Auckley Primary Academy (0.7 miles), Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles) and Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Hayfield Lane Primary SchoolAuckley Primary AcademyBranton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary SchoolRossington St Michael's CofE Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from February 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
The Hayfield School is a secondary school in Auckley, Doncaster, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. As of 2010, it teaches around 1100 pupils of 11–16 years of age.
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At a Glance
14.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from 0.45 to 0.63 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 52.2 to 53.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 62% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 53.3 | 62.2% |
| Disadvantaged(31) | - | 38.7 | 29% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(170) | - | 56.0 | 68.2% |
| Boys(104) | - | 55.3 | 68.3% |
| Girls(97) | - | 51.2 | 55.7% |
Show more breakdowns (1)
| Non mobile(196) | - | 54.1 | 63.8% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 3 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 204 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
140
Suspensions
12.94%
Suspension rate
69 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,082 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with The Hayfield School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
1,071 pupils
1,098 places
27 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
130
SEN Support
34
EHC Plans
15.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,088
Total Pupils
532
Boys
556
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
67
Teachers
16.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,060
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,583
Per pupil
£7453k
Total funding
£153k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
16.4%
Persistent absence
1,107
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about The Hayfield School
What are GCSE results like at The Hayfield School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at The Hayfield School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 53.3. 62% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is The Hayfield School's Ofsted rating?
The Hayfield School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Hayfield School?
No fixed boundary. When The Hayfield School is oversubscribed, Doncaster allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Hayfield School?
The Hayfield School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at The Hayfield School?
Classes at The Hayfield School average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Hayfield School?
The Hayfield School has around 1088 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Hayfield School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at The Hayfield School in 2024/25. 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Hayfield School?
Apply through Doncaster's coordinated admissions process, naming The Hayfield School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Hayfield School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 The Hayfield School?
The Hayfield School is at Hurst Lane, Auckley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 3HG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)