Armthorpe Academy
Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2DA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Principal
- Ms Gill Mills
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Consilium Academies
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 695
- URN
- 138314
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302831582
About this school
Armthorpe Academy is a secondary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 695 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 105 | 128 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.73 -1.01 to -0.46 | -0.98 -1.26 to -0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 27.6% | 28.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 49.5% | 51.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 1.9% | 14.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
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 Armthorpe 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 | 38 | 42 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 40.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 641 |
| 2023/24 | 646 |
| 2024/25 | 684 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Armthorpe Academy compares
Armthorpe Academy ranked 18th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 6.5% | 28.8% | 695 | — |
| Hungerhill School | 49.2 | 7.3% | 20.6% | 1,175 | 1.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Danum | 42.8 | 9.9% | 41% | 1,083 | 1.1 miles |
| The McAuley Catholic High School | 42.5 | 8.9% | 29.8% | 1,431 | 2.2 miles |
| Hall Cross Academy | 47.8 | 7% | 31.3% | 2,039 | 2.9 miles |
| XP East | 36.9 | 7.9% | 25.6% | 273 | 3.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.8%
- English as an additional language
- 18.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hungerhill School1.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Outwood Academy Danum1.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
The McAuley Catholic High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
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Hall Cross Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
XP East3.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Armthorpe Academy ranks 18th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Doncaster.
- 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 Adwick Secondary
- Outwood Academy Danum Secondary
- Ridgewood School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Armthorpe Academy teach?
- Armthorpe Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the principal of Armthorpe Academy?
- The principal of Armthorpe Academy is Ms Gill Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Armthorpe Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Armthorpe 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 Armthorpe Academy?
- Armthorpe Academy has 695 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Armthorpe Academy full?
- Armthorpe Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 695 on roll (77%), 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 Armthorpe Academy a faith school?
- No. Armthorpe Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Armthorpe Academy a selective school?
- No. Armthorpe Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Armthorpe Academy?
- Armthorpe Academy is part of CONSILIUM ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Armthorpe Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Armthorpe Academy rank locally?
- Armthorpe Academy ranked 18th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Armthorpe Academy's absence rate?
- Armthorpe Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Armthorpe Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Armthorpe 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 3 July 2026.