Doncaster School for Deaf Children

Type Special School / Non-maintained special school
Age Range 4-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Leger Way
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN2 6AY
Phone 01302386733
Reference Number 106818

Doncaster School for the Deaf continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils have a strong sense of belonging and demonstrate excellent behaviour; they thrive in a supportive environment tailored to their individual needs. The leaders are committed to providing an ambitious curriculum, supported by strong teacher-student relationships and effective collaboration with speech and language therapists. Parents highly value the school's expertise and the rapid progress their children make. Despite the school's overall positive performance, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the primary phase curriculum, which requires further development to ensure clear learning objectives. Additionally, assessment practices in foundation subjects need strengthening to address gaps in pupils' understanding more effectively, ensuring that learning builds progressively.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 36
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.56%
Girls: 44.44%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 58.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 33.3%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 Unknown 1 1
2 1 Unknown 1
3 Unknown Unknown Unknown
4 Unknown 2 2
5 1 2 3
6 1 Unknown 1
7 4 4 8
8 2 2 4
9 5 Unknown 5
10 4 2 6
11 2 3 5
12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 52.8%
White, Other 16.7%
Unclassified 13.9%
African 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 26 Sep 2023
Date Report
26 Sep 2023 School inspection
15 May 2018 Short inspection
14 Jan 2015 Full inspection:
19 Jun 2012 Full inspection:
11 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
17 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2006 Monitoring visit
11 Jan 2006 Monitoring visit
13 Jun 2005 Full inspection
22 Nov 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel supported and describe the school as one big family.
  • Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum tailored to pupils' needs.
  • Excellent pupil behaviour both in lessons and during social times.
  • Strong collaboration between teachers and speech and language therapists.
  • Effective daily reading instruction adapted for deaf pupils.
  • Active engagement from governors in supporting school leaders.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum plans for primary-age pupils are not fully developed.
  • Assessments in foundation subjects do not always identify pupils' knowledge accurately.

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