Doncaster UTC
Secondary · Doncaster · DN1 3BF
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 15 September 2026 · report published 11 October 2026
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770 pupils · 103% of 750 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- University technical college
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 9.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 8.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 147838
In figures
At its report-card inspection on 15 September 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
GCSE results (2024/2025)
153 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025
Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
A-level results (2024/2025)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Schools with a similar intake
Attainment 8, 2024/2025
On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.
They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.
It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 74% (Doncaster 74%, England 59%) · Any other White background 11% (Doncaster 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Doncaster 1%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Doncaster 3%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Doncaster 1%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Doncaster 3%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
46.81 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Doncaster: 47.34 suspensions and 0.31 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,544; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 11% (11%) · educational supplies 8% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £1,224,000; in-year balance +£380,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Where pupils go after GCSEs
Where students go after sixth form
Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.
Inspection history since 2015
- 21 September 2022: Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 28.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 24.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 21% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 17.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 19.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 7.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 73.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.9% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 69.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 58.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034238 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £95,000198 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £71,000–£139,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 21an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 122an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 28an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
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