Doncaster School for Deaf Children
Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6AY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Barton
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 106818
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302386733
About this school
Doncaster School for Deaf Children is a special school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 41 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 8.9 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.2 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Doncaster School for Deaf Children has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 36 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.33%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yorkshire Rose College0.0 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Hospital Teaching Service0.7 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Harrison College1.1 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Heatherwood School1.3 miles
Academies · Doncaster
-
Waterside School1.5 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- Bader Academy Free Schools
- Coppice School Academies
- Harrison College Other types
- Heatherwood School Academies
- Hesley Holdings Limited Other types
- Journey Education Group Special schools
- Maple Medical PRU Local authority maintained schools
- Mercury College Other types
- More Than Ed Independent School Special schools
- North Ridge Community School Academies
- Pennine View School Academies
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Doncaster School for Deaf Children teach?
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Doncaster School for Deaf Children?
- The headteacher of Doncaster School for Deaf Children is Mrs Sarah Barton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Doncaster School for Deaf Children last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Doncaster School for Deaf Children, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Doncaster School for Deaf Children?
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Doncaster School for Deaf Children full?
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children has capacity for 112 pupils and 41 on roll (37%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Doncaster School for Deaf Children a faith school?
- No. Doncaster School for Deaf Children has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Doncaster School for Deaf Children have?
- The schools register lists Doncaster School for Deaf Children's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Doncaster School for Deaf Children's absence rate?
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Doncaster School for Deaf Children's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Doncaster School for Deaf Children's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.