Oasis Academy Don Valley
Leeds Road, Sheffield, S9 3TY
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Peter Davies
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,170
- Pupils on roll
- 1,116
- URN
- 140394
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Telephone
- 01142200400
About this school
Oasis Academy Don Valley is an all-through academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 1,116 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
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 59% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 72% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 62% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 62% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 | 114 | 119 | 121 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | 36.1 | 36.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 -0.40 to +0.15 | -0.59 -0.85 to -0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 30.3% | 27.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 42% | 47.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 69.7% | 67.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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 Oasis Academy Don Valley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.1 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,095 |
| 2023/24 | 1,129 |
| 2024/25 | 1,138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Don Valley compares
Oasis Academy Don Valley ranked 24th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% 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 | 36.8 | 10.6% | 57.7% | 1,116 | — |
| Astrea Academy Sheffield | 45.4 | 7.5% | 56.2% | 1,070 | 1.6 miles |
| Hinde House 2-16 Academy | 41.1 | 9.2% | 50% | 1,456 | 1.8 miles |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | 44 | 10.5% | 31.3% | 445 | 0.1 miles |
| Phillimore Community Primary School | — | 7.5% | 57.6% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Al-Mahad Al-Islami | 55.2 | — | 0% | 77 | 0.7 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 report19 May 2026
- 15 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.72%
- English as an additional language
- 56.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.62%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Astrea Academy Sheffield1.6 miles
All-through · Sheffield
-
Hinde House 2-16 Academy1.8 miles
All-through · Sheffield
-
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park0.1 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Phillimore Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Al-Mahad Al-Islami0.7 miles
Independent schools · South Yorkshire
Other schools in Sheffield
Oasis Academy Don Valley ranks 93rd of the 139 ranked primary schools in Sheffield, and Oasis Academy Don Valley ranks 29th of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- Astrea Academy Sheffield All-through
- Hinde House 2-16 Academy All-through
- Aughton Early Years Centre Nursery
- Broomhall Nursery School Nursery
- Grace Owen Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy Don Valley teach?
- Oasis Academy Don Valley teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an all-through school in Sheffield.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Don Valley?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Don Valley is Mr Peter Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy Don Valley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Don Valley, 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 Oasis Academy Don Valley?
- Oasis Academy Don Valley has 1,116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy Don Valley full?
- Oasis Academy Don Valley has capacity for 1,170 pupils and 1,116 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oasis Academy Don Valley a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Don Valley has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Don Valley have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oasis Academy Don Valley as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oasis Academy Don Valley?
- Oasis Academy Don Valley is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Don Valley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Don Valley rank locally?
- Oasis Academy Don Valley ranked 24th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% 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 Oasis Academy Don Valley's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Don Valley's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Don Valley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Don Valley'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 15 July 2026.