Serlby Park Academy

Serlby Park Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas of inspection. The school is commendably focused on supporting both pupils and their families as they navigate challenges, demonstrating an ambitious vision of 'changing lives'. Most students enjoy their time at school, showing positive attitudes and generally good behaviour. Although some attendance issues persist, the school benefits from strong trust support, aiding its transition to new leadership and consistent improvement despite recent instability. The curriculum has been diversified to better meet the needs of pupils, particularly with an emphasis on early reading skills and vocational choices in key stage 4.

Strengths

• Strong community focus helping families with challenges
• Good behaviour and positive attitudes from most pupils
• Effective early years provision laying a strong foundation for learning
• Well-organized and recently reviewed curriculum
• Effective reading support for early learners
• Good personal development program addressing physical and mental health

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent attendance rates among some pupils
• Communication concerns from some parents of children with SEND
• Variations in policies and practices between primary and secondary phases

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 Serlby Park Academy attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.7% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Serlby Park Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Serlby Park Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 14.1% of pupils at Serlby Park Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.6% 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 Serlby Park Academy received £7,405 and spent £7,431 for each of its 985 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £775,000 (£788 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 (Bassetlaw) · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

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

• Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster
• Grange Lane Infant Academy Doncaster
• Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster
• Kingston Park Academy Worksop
• Norbridge Academy Worksop
• Morley Place Academy Doncaster
• De Warenne Academy Doncaster
• Rowena Academy Doncaster
• Don Valley Academy Doncaster
• Ash Hill Academy Doncaster

What is Serlby Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Serlby Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Serlby Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Serlby Park Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Serlby Park Academy have?

Serlby Park Academy has 991 pupils on roll.

What age range does Serlby Park Academy cover?

Serlby Park Academy for pupils aged 3 to 16.

What are Serlby Park Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.7, and 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Serlby Park Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Serlby Park Academy?

Serlby Park Academy is at Whitehouse Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 8EF.