St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
St Wilfrid's Road, Doncaster, DN4 6AH
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Mr Dirk Pittard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 125
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- URN
- 141141
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302562540
About this school
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster is a special academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 8 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Trends over time
How St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 13 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 June 2025
- 4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 84.62%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yorkshire Rose College1.7 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Doncaster School for Deaf Children1.7 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
-
Heatherwood School1.9 miles
Academies · Doncaster
-
Hospital Teaching Service2.2 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Harrison College2.3 miles
Other types · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- Bader Academy Free Schools
- Coppice School Academies
- Doncaster School for Deaf Children Special schools
- Harrison College Other types
- Heatherwood School Academies
- Hesley Holdings Limited Other types
- Journey Education Group Special schools
- Maple Medical PRU Local authority maintained schools
- Mercury College Other types
- More Than Ed Independent School Special schools
- North Ridge Community School Academies
- Pennine View School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster teach?
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Doncaster.
- Who is the head of academy of St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster?
- The head of academy of St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster is Mr Dirk Pittard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster, 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 St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster?
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster has 8 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster full?
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster has capacity for 125 pupils and 8 on roll (6%), 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 St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster a faith school?
- No. St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster has no designated religious character.
- Is St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster a selective school?
- No. St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster?
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster 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.
- Does St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.