Ash Hill Academy
Ash Hill, Hatfield, Doncaster, DN7 6JH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Mathew Hicks
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 827
- URN
- 137066
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302562541
About this school
Ash Hill Academy is a secondary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 827 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 141 | 141 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 45.0 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.53 to -0.06 | +0.25 +0.01 to +0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 48.9% | 49.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 67.4% | 67.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 31.2% | 30.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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 Ash Hill 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 | 42.1 | 42 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 40.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 784 |
| 2023/24 | 804 |
| 2024/25 | 820 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ash Hill Academy compares
Ash Hill Academy ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 8.5% | 42.8% | 827 | — |
| Hungerhill School | 49.2 | 7.3% | 20.6% | 1,175 | 3.1 miles |
| Armthorpe Academy | 39.5 | 6.5% | 28.8% | 695 | 3.2 miles |
| Trinity Academy | 42.4 | 8% | 38.6% | 1,176 | 3.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy Danum | 42.8 | 9.9% | 41% | 1,083 | 4.1 miles |
| The McAuley Catholic High School | 42.5 | 8.9% | 29.8% | 1,431 | 5.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 4 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.8%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.51%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hungerhill School3.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Armthorpe Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Trinity Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Outwood Academy Danum4.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
The McAuley Catholic High School5.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Ash Hill Academy ranks 9th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Doncaster.
- Armthorpe 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 Adwick Secondary
- Outwood Academy Danum Secondary
- Ridgewood School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ash Hill Academy teach?
- Ash Hill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the principal of Ash Hill Academy?
- The principal of Ash Hill Academy is Mr Mathew Hicks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ash Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ash Hill 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 Ash Hill Academy?
- Ash Hill Academy has 827 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ash Hill Academy full?
- Ash Hill Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 827 on roll (75%), 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 Ash Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Ash Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ash Hill Academy a selective school?
- No. Ash Hill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ash Hill Academy?
- Ash Hill 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 Ash Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ash Hill Academy rank locally?
- Ash Hill Academy ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ash Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Ash Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ash Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ash Hill 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.