De Warenne Academy
Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3JY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr John Hall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 762
- URN
- 135942
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709864001
About this school
De Warenne Academy is a secondary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 762 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 138 | 142 | 136 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | 46.2 | 48.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.58 +0.34 to +0.82 | +0.31 +0.07 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 47.2% | 54.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 65.5% | 74.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 39.4% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 De Warenne Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.9 | 42 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.9 | 40.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 746 |
| 2023/24 | 754 |
| 2024/25 | 757 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How De Warenne Academy compares
De Warenne Academy ranked 5th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.9 | 9.3% | 41.7% | 762 | — |
| Sir Thomas Wharton Academy | 43.3 | 8.5% | 32.5% | 1,226 | 2.3 miles |
| The Laurel Academy | 50.2 | 7.3% | 47.2% | 755 | 2.7 miles |
| Thrybergh Academy | 28.8 | 17.4% | 60.1% | 525 | 3.3 miles |
| Swinton Academy | 41.1 | 9.8% | 33.5% | 870 | 3.4 miles |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities | — | — | — | 687 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.74%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.32%
- Persistent absence
- 27.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
The Laurel Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
-
Thrybergh Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Swinton Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
-
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities4.1 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
Other schools in Doncaster
De Warenne Academy ranks 5th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Doncaster.
- Armthorpe Academy Secondary
- Ash Hill Academy Secondary
- Astrea Academy Woodfields Secondary
- Campsmount Academy Secondary
- Don Valley Academy Secondary
- Doncaster UTC Secondary
- Hall Cross Academy Secondary
- Hungerhill School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Adwick Secondary
- Outwood Academy Danum Secondary
- Ridgewood School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does De Warenne Academy teach?
- De Warenne Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the principal of De Warenne Academy?
- The principal of De Warenne Academy is Mr John Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was De Warenne Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected De Warenne Academy, 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 De Warenne Academy?
- De Warenne Academy has 762 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is De Warenne Academy full?
- De Warenne Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 762 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 De Warenne Academy a faith school?
- No. De Warenne Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is De Warenne Academy a selective school?
- No. De Warenne Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs De Warenne Academy?
- De Warenne Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have De Warenne Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.9 in 2022/23 and 48.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does De Warenne Academy rank locally?
- De Warenne Academy ranked 5th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is De Warenne Academy's absence rate?
- De Warenne Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are De Warenne Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, De Warenne Academy'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 1 July 2026.