School admissions in Doncaster
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
91 schools. 19 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
19 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| XP School | 2.50 | 50 |
| Hall Cross Academy | 1.35 | 301 |
| Hungerhill School | 1.26 | 242 |
| XP East | 1.18 | 49 |
| Ridgewood School | 1.03 | 231 |
| Outwood Academy Adwick | 0.99 | 174 |
| De Warenne Academy | 0.99 | 148 |
| Campsmount Academy | 0.96 | 154 |
| Sir Thomas Wharton Academy | 0.96 | 257 |
| Rossington All Saints Academy | 0.96 | 134 |
| Trinity Academy | 0.95 | 205 |
| The Hayfield School | 0.95 | 236 |
| The Laurel Academy | 0.94 | 170 |
| Don Valley Academy | 0.91 | 222 |
| Ash Hill Academy | 0.90 | 173 |
| The McAuley Catholic High School | 0.84 | 199 |
| Armthorpe Academy | 0.83 | 148 |
| Astrea Academy Woodfields | 0.68 | 134 |
| Outwood Academy Danum | 0.59 | 199 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.