Serlby Park Academy
Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, DN11 8EF
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Miss Kirsty Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,230
- Pupils on roll
- 991
- URN
- 137141
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302742535
About this school
Serlby Park Academy is an all-through academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 991 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 51 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 51% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 41% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 92 | 88 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | 42.5 | 45.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.96 -1.25 to -0.67 | -0.22 -0.52 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 46.6% | 50.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 59.1% | 64.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 43.2% | 46.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Serlby Park 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 913 |
| 2023/24 | 944 |
| 2024/25 | 996 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Serlby Park Academy compares
Serlby Park Academy ranked 25th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.4 | 8.2% | 41.8% | 991 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | — | 5.9% | 45.2% | 134 | 0.1 miles |
| Harworth Church of England Academy | — | 5.3% | 27.3% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Bawtry Mayflower Primary School | — | 4.3% | 19.6% | 216 | 1.7 miles |
| The Hesley Village College | — | — | — | — | 2.3 miles |
| Hesley Holdings Limited | — | — | — | — | 2.4 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)
- 41.81%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 27.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Harworth Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Bawtry Mayflower Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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The Hesley Village College2.3 miles
Other types · Doncaster
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Hesley Holdings Limited2.4 miles
Other types · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Serlby Park Academy ranks 43rd of the 96 ranked primary schools in Doncaster, and Serlby Park Academy ranks 10th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Doncaster.
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Arksey Primary School Primary
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Primary
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
- Atlas Academy Primary
- Auckley Primary Academy Primary
- Balby Central Primary Academy Primary
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primary
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Serlby Park Academy teach?
- Serlby Park Academy teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Doncaster.
- Who is the associate principal of Serlby Park Academy?
- The associate principal of Serlby Park Academy is Miss Kirsty Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Serlby Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Serlby Park 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 Serlby Park Academy?
- Serlby Park Academy has 991 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Serlby Park Academy full?
- Serlby Park Academy has capacity for 1,230 pupils and 991 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 Serlby Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Serlby Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Serlby Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Serlby Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Serlby Park Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Serlby Park Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Serlby Park Academy?
- Serlby Park 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 Serlby Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Serlby Park Academy rank locally?
- Serlby Park Academy ranked 25th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Serlby Park Academy's absence rate?
- Serlby Park Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Serlby Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Serlby Park 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.