Bader Academy
Chappell Avenue, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2EW
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Binks
- Sponsor
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 147864
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302433003
About this school
Bader Academy is a special academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 131 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 11% | 10% | 25% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 11% | 20% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 90.0 | 92.0 | 92.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89.0 | 94.0 | 89.0 |
| Reading progress | -11.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.60 | - | - |
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 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 10.2 | 7.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -2.08 -3.01 to -1.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 10% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 20% | 6.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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 Bader 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 | 0% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 42 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7 | 40.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.67%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 15.29%
- Persistent absence
- 38.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heatherwood School1.4 miles
Academies · Doncaster
-
Hospital Teaching Service2.0 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Yorkshire Rose College2.6 miles
Other types · Doncaster
-
Doncaster School for Deaf Children2.6 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
-
Waterside School3.2 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- 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
- St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bader Academy teach?
- Bader Academy teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Bader Academy?
- The headteacher of Bader Academy is Mrs Kirsty Binks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bader Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bader 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 Bader Academy?
- Bader Academy has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Bader Academy full?
- Bader Academy has capacity for 100 pupils and 131 on roll (131%), so it is at or above 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 Bader Academy a faith school?
- No. Bader Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Bader Academy?
- Bader Academy is part of NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bader Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Bader Academy's absence rate?
- Bader Academy's overall absence rate is 15.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bader Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bader 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 10 July 2026.