Astrea Academy Woodfields

Astrea Academy Woodfields has demonstrated significant improvement since its last inspection, rising from an inadequate rating to good overall. The school now offers an ambitious and well-taught curriculum, thanks to the dedicated efforts of passionate teachers and strong leadership. Most students exhibit excellent behavior, contributing to a positive learning environment where they feel safe and happy. However, there are still challenges regarding attendance and behavior management, with some students facing suspensions and a need for improved attendance strategies, particularly for disadvantaged and SEND pupils.

Strengths

• Rapid improvement in school culture and quality of education
• Ambitious curriculum delivered effectively by knowledgeable teachers
• High expectations for behavior that most pupils meet
• Comprehensive support for pupils with SEND
• Extensive opportunities for personal development and cultural enrichment

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils did not achieve their potential due to past educational quality
• Persistent attendance issues leading to missed learning opportunities
• High number of suspensions impacting behavior management

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 Astrea Academy Woodfields attended 90.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.6% 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, 30.7% of pupils at Astrea Academy Woodfields were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 Astrea Academy Woodfields had 13.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.9% 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, 16.6% of pupils at Astrea Academy Woodfields were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.2% 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 Astrea Academy Woodfields received £9,178 and spent £9,862 for each of its 724 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £254,000 (£350 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Astrea Academy Trust, income was £8,290 and spending £8,206 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

Astrea Academy Woodfields is part of Astrea Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Hexthorpe Primary School Doncaster
• Waverley Academy Doncaster
• Atlas Academy Doncaster
• Intake Primary Academy Doncaster
• Kingfisher Primary Academy Doncaster
• Castle Academy Doncaster
• Denaby Main Primary Academy Doncaster
• Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy Doncaster
• Astrea Academy Dearne Rotherham
• The Hill Primary Academy Rotherham

What is Astrea Academy Woodfields's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Astrea Academy Woodfields is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Astrea Academy Woodfields last inspected by Ofsted?

Astrea Academy Woodfields was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Astrea Academy Woodfields have?

Astrea Academy Woodfields has 662 pupils on roll.

What age range does Astrea Academy Woodfields cover?

Astrea Academy Woodfields for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Astrea Academy Woodfields's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.2, and 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Astrea Academy Woodfields?

Astrea Academy Woodfields is at Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND.