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Outwood Academy Danum

State school · Doncaster, DN2 5QD
  • Secondary
  • Co-ed
  • Ages 11-18
  • 1,167 pupils

Overview & data

Pupil numbers
1,167 ·
Religion
None
Local authority
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Headteacher

Head

Mrs Amanda Crane

Entrance

Entry and exit data - year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)

Park Primary School 17 %
Kingfisher Primary Academy 16 %
Other 16 %
Where the number of students is less than 10, we cannot say where they've come from or where they are going to due to data protection rules.
Sandringham Primary School 15 %
Plover Primary School 13 %
Intake Primary Academy 10 %
Unknown 5 %
Where the school a student attended before or after this school is not known. These might be students who have come from or going to home schooling, independent schools, moving abroad etc.
Town Field Primary School 4 %
Hexthorpe Primary School 2 %
Balby Central Primary Academy 2 %
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Exit

% students progressing to higher education or training (2021 leavers)

School
65%
LA avg.
69%
Eng. avg.
66%
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What is this?

The proportion of 16-18 students that progressed to degrees, higher apprenticeships or other study at level 4 or above for at least 6 consecutive months in the 2 years after taking advanced level qualifications (level 3) at this school or college.

Latest results

GCSE - % of pupils achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)

School
54%
LA avg.
64%
Eng. avg.
60%
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What is this?

This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.

A level - Average points score (2024)

School
28.05
LA avg.
32.81
Eng. avg.
35.69
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What is this?

These figures tell you the average grade and average points that pupils achieved in their academic qualifications. A maximum of 60 points are available for a grade A* at A level.

Teaching & learning

Qualifications taken in 2024
  • A level
  • BTEC
  • GCSE
  • VRQ
68
Number of teachers
18:1
Pupil to teacher ratio

Learning support & SEN

1.4 %
Students with a SEN EHCP
15.7 %
Students with SEN support

Pupils

1,167
Number of pupils

Inspection reports

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Full inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Personal development Good
Quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Leadership and management Good
Sixth form provision Good

Full inspection: Good

Leadership and management Good
Sixth form provision Good

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Contact the school

Address

Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN2 5QD
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Telephone: 01302 831385

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.danum.outwood.com

Local authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

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School data & information Outwood Academy Danum Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5QD
1,167 Pupil numbers
35 % % of pupils eligible for free school meals
37 % Pupils whose first language is not English
18:1 Pupil to teacher ratio
68 Number of teachers
11 Number of teaching assistants

% achieving grade 5 or above (A* to C) in English and maths GCSE (2024)

School
54%
LA avg.
64%
Eng. avg.
60%

What is this?

This tells you the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.

Average overall GCSE score (attainment 8) (2024)

School
39.30
LA avg.
44.10
Eng. avg.
44.20

What is this?

Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.

Improvement rates in core subjects (progress 8) (2024)

-0.17 Score Average
≈ 35% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. This is based on results in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other additional approved qualifications.

Subjects entered at GCSE level (2024)

Pupils attending this school entered exams in these subjects. The list only includes qualifications approved for inclusion in the performance measures. The subjects and qualifications on offer at this school may change year on year. For a full list of subjects and qualifications on offer at this school, visit the school or college website or contact the school directly. Find out more

Subject Qualification Entries Avg. grade
Spanish GCSE (9-1) Full Course 39 6
Polish GCSE (9-1) Full Course 9 8
Physics GCSE (9-1) Full Course 27 6
Music GCSE (9-1) Full Course 14 5
Mathematics GCSE (9-1) Full Course 207 4
History GCSE (9-1) Full Course 113 5
Geography GCSE (9-1) Full Course 58 4
French GCSE (9-1) Full Course 12 5
English Literature GCSE (9-1) Full Course 193 5
English Language GCSE (9-1) Full Course 206 5
Chemistry GCSE (9-1) Full Course 24 7
Biology GCSE (9-1) Full Course 28 6
Art & Design (Photography) GCSE (9-1) Full Course 52 6
Art & Design (Graphics) GCSE (9-1) Full Course 45 6
Art & Design (Fine Art) GCSE (9-1) Full Course 40 6

% of pupils achieving AAB or higher, including at least 2 facilitating subjects (2024)

School
17%
LA avg.
14%
Eng. avg.
20%

What is this?

Facilitating A levels are ones that are commonly needed for entry to leading universities. They are: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, further mathematics, geography, history, English literature and classical or modern languages. The % of pupils achieving AAB or higher may therefore decrease if many pupils have opted not to take two or more of the facilitating subjects mentioned.

Average points score (2024)

School
28.05
LA avg.
32.81
Eng. avg.
35.69

What is this?

These figures tell you the average grade and average points that pupils achieved in their academic qualifications. A maximum of 60 points are available for a grade A* at A level.

Subjects entered at 16 to 18 (2024)

Pupils attending this school entered exams in these subjects. The list only includes qualifications approved for inclusion in the performance measures. The subjects and qualifications on offer at this school may change year on year. For a full list of subjects and qualifications on offer at this school, visit the school or college website or contact the school directly. Find out more

Subject Qualification Entries Avg. grade
Psychology GCE A level 9 C
Mathematics GCE A level 6 A*
Art and Design (Photography) GCE A level 7 C
Art and Design (Graphics) GCE A level 7 B
Art and Design (Fine Art) GCE A level 5 C

Entry and exit data

Here we report figures on pupils moving between schools at the usual entry and exit points, as well as student destinations into higher education. We publish publically available data for state schools. For independent schools, The Good Schools Guide collects data from its prep schools as to where their pupils go on to. Find out more

Our review contains additional entry and exit data reported to us and is updated annually. See the review

Year 7 entry (average 2020-2022)

Year 11 exit (average 2020-2022)

Year 13 exit

SEN overview

Outwood Academy Danum is a mainstream school with resourced provision. Their resourced provision has a capacity of 15 and has 10 pupils on roll. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

SEN statement

Provided by the school and not part of our review

Danum is a large mixed split site comprehensive: we have a special school for pupils with profound difficulties between our 2 sites, we were built with lifts, disabled toilets; and before the inclusion agenda, Doncaster LEA transported all PD pupils to us. For these reasons, we have a vast experience of all sorts of physical, behavioural and learning disabilities, and a large army of fantastic LSAs, trained in eg: moving and handling, who specialise in different aspects of SEN, eg: behaviour, VI,HI, autism, etc.

Pupils at Danum are accustomed to difference and diversity: we strive to ensure our ethos encourages all pupils to work together, to support each other, to understand each others differences. SEN is important to all staff, teaching and support. We believe that we are a very caring department, determined to treat all pupils as individuals: we are a school that is willing and able to adjust the school's systems and structures so that pupils can access our curriculum, reach their full potential, academically but also with extra-curricular. Through dialogue with parents, pupils, internal support, and external support agencies, we are willing to work hard, together, to include everyone. We value the close links we have built up with the local support eg hearing and visual impairment services, behaviour support, autistic spectrum support. All pupils are included on trips, visits, extra-curricular, and we are working hard to be an accessible and an inclusive school.

We are particularly proud of our disabled athletics team which always sends qualifiers to the national finals in Blackpool. We are also proud of our success with pupils who join us with low literacy levels: 4 qualified teaching staff work hard with small withdrawal groups to raise reading, comprehension and spelling ages, so pupils can access the mainstream curriculum asap. Success is when they don't need us anymore!

1.4 %
Students with a SEN EHCP UK mainstream school avg. 2.7%
15.7 %
Students with SEN support UK mainstream school avg. 12.9%

SEN conditons supported

Schools report the conditions they might be able to support. Please note, this may not be a complete list. Find out more.

Conditions (Might cover/be referred to as) Provision
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), Social skills
HI - Hearing Impairment Yes
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty Learning needs
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic, Tics, Tourettes
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Anxiety, Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication Selective mutism
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty Complex needs
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Auditory processing, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting
VI - Visual Impairment Special facilities for Visually Impaired

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Full inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Personal development Good
Quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Leadership and management Good
Sixth form provision Good

Full inspection: Good

Leadership and management Good
Sixth form provision Good
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