De Warenne Academy

De Warenne Academy is performing at a strong standard, with notable strengths in inclusion and the support provided to disadvantaged pupils. The school's leaders have created a positive culture of safeguarding and have implemented effective strategies to ensure that vulnerable pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well-supported both academically and emotionally. This has resulted in high achievement levels for pupils over several years, particularly for disadvantaged students who outperform their peers in national assessments. The school also boasts exceptional pastoral care that quickly identifies and addresses barriers to learning, fostering a supportive environment that promotes high attendance and good behavior.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for disadvantaged pupils.
• Strong focus on meeting the needs of pupils with SEND.
• Highly effective academic and pastoral support systems.
• Well-structured personal development programs.
• Leaders make informed decisions enhancing education and wellbeing.
• Strong and positive relationships among pupils and staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at De Warenne Academy attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 15.1% of pupils at De Warenne Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 De Warenne Academy had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.5% of pupils at De Warenne Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 De Warenne Academy received £7,597 and spent £8,107 for each of its 760 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £708,000 (£931 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

De Warenne Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Rowena Academy Doncaster
• Morley Place Academy Doncaster
• Montagu Academy Mexborough
• The Laurel Academy Mexborough
• Goldthorpe Primary Academy Rotherham
• Don Valley Academy Doncaster
• Highfields Primary Academy Doncaster
• Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster
• Grange Lane Infant Academy Doncaster
• Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster

What is De Warenne Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for De Warenne Academy is Strong standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was De Warenne Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

De Warenne Academy was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does De Warenne Academy have?

De Warenne Academy has 762 pupils on roll.

What age range does De Warenne Academy cover?

De Warenne Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are De Warenne Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is De Warenne Academy?

De Warenne Academy is at Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3JY.