Outwood Academy Danum
Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5QD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Crane
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,926
- Pupils on roll
- 1,083
- URN
- 143938
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302831385
About this school
Outwood Academy Danum is a secondary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,083 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 161 | 214 | 226 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 | 39.3 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.29 to +0.18 | -0.17 -0.38 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 32.7% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 53.7% | 60.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
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 Outwood Academy Danum 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 | 42.9 | 42 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 40.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,153 |
| 2023/24 | 1,167 |
| 2024/25 | 1,157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Danum compares
Outwood Academy Danum ranked 13th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 9.9% | 41% | 1,083 | — |
| Armthorpe Academy | 39.5 | 6.5% | 28.8% | 695 | 1.1 miles |
| Hungerhill School | 49.2 | 7.3% | 20.6% | 1,175 | 1.3 miles |
| Hall Cross Academy | 47.8 | 7% | 31.3% | 2,039 | 1.9 miles |
| The McAuley Catholic High School | 42.5 | 8.9% | 29.8% | 1,431 | 2.0 miles |
| XP East | 36.9 | 7.9% | 25.6% | 273 | 2.0 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)
- 41.03%
- English as an additional language
- 36.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.88%
- Persistent absence
- 30.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Armthorpe Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Hungerhill School1.3 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Hall Cross Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
The McAuley Catholic High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
XP East2.0 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Outwood Academy Danum ranks 13th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Doncaster.
- Armthorpe Academy Secondary
- 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
- Ridgewood School Secondary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy Danum teach?
- Outwood Academy Danum teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Academy Danum?
- The headteacher of Outwood Academy Danum is Mrs Amanda Crane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy Danum last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Danum, 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 Outwood Academy Danum?
- Outwood Academy Danum has 1,083 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Outwood Academy Danum full?
- Outwood Academy Danum has capacity for 1,926 pupils and 1,083 on roll (56%), 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 Outwood Academy Danum a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Danum has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Outwood Academy Danum?
- Outwood Academy Danum is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Outwood Academy Danum have?
- The schools register lists Outwood Academy Danum's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Outwood Academy Danum's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.9 in 2022/23 and 42.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Danum rank locally?
- Outwood Academy Danum ranked 13th of 20 secondary schools in Doncaster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Danum's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Danum's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Danum's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Danum'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 10 July 2026.