Fieldgate School
Mill Field Road, Fishlake, DN7 5GH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon McBride
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 149152
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302244106
About this school
Fieldgate School is an independent special school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 6 to 18 and has 43 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Fieldgate School under its current framework. 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
Fieldgate School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Fieldgate School 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 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 43
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorneberry School2.4 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
-
Coppice School3.2 miles
Academies · Doncaster
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Bader Academy5.4 miles
Free Schools · Doncaster
-
Heatherwood School6.7 miles
Academies · Doncaster
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Hospital Teaching Service7.3 miles
Other types · Doncaster
Common questions
- What ages does Fieldgate School teach?
- Fieldgate School teaches children aged 6 to 18. It is a special school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Fieldgate School?
- The headteacher of Fieldgate School is Mr Simon McBride, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fieldgate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fieldgate School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Fieldgate School?
- Fieldgate School has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 18.
- Is Fieldgate School full?
- Fieldgate School has capacity for 45 pupils and 43 on roll (96%), 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 Fieldgate School a faith school?
- No. Fieldgate School has no designated religious character.
- What are Fieldgate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fieldgate School'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 24 July 2026.