Outwood Academy Adwick
Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7SF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Gray
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,300
- Pupils on roll
- 1,048
- URN
- 135963
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302722237
About this school
Outwood Academy Adwick is a secondary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,048 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Adwick, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 201 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | 38.5 | 43.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.23 to +0.18 | -0.18 -0.38 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 32.3% | 41.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 54.7% | 64.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 19.9% | 23.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
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 Outwood Academy Adwick 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 | 39.7 | 42 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.7 | 40.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,080 |
| 2023/24 | 1,108 |
| 2024/25 | 1,117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Adwick compares
Outwood Academy Adwick ranked 11th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.7 | 10.5% | 40.3% | 1,048 | — |
| Don Valley Academy | 48 | 8% | 41% | 1,093 | 1.6 miles |
| Ridgewood School | 49.5 | 6.8% | 21.4% | 1,425 | 2.0 miles |
| Campsmount Academy | 41.5 | 11.1% | 34.3% | 710 | 4.0 miles |
| Hall Cross Academy | 47.8 | 7% | 31.3% | 2,039 | 4.1 miles |
| Doncaster UTC | 48.6 | 5.2% | 24.6% | 770 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.28%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.52%
- Persistent absence
- 30.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Don Valley Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Ridgewood School2.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Campsmount Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Hall Cross Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Doncaster UTC4.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Outwood Academy Adwick ranks 11th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Doncaster.
- Armthorpe Academy Secondary
- Ash Hill Academy Secondary
- Astrea Academy Woodfields Secondary
- Campsmount Academy Secondary
- De Warenne Academy Secondary
- Don Valley Academy Secondary
- Doncaster UTC Secondary
- Hall Cross Academy Secondary
- Hungerhill School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Danum Secondary
- Ridgewood School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Outwood Academy Adwick teach?
- Outwood Academy Adwick teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Academy Adwick?
- The headteacher of Outwood Academy Adwick is Mrs Vicky Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Academy Adwick been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Adwick, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Outwood Academy Adwick?
- Outwood Academy Adwick has 1,048 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Outwood Academy Adwick full?
- Outwood Academy Adwick has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,048 on roll (81%), 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 Outwood Academy Adwick a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Adwick has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Adwick a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy Adwick is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Outwood Academy Adwick part of an academy trust?
- Outwood Academy Adwick is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Academy Adwick's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.7 in 2022/23 and 43.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Adwick compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Outwood Academy Adwick ranked 11th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Adwick's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Adwick's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Adwick's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Adwick'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.