Serlby Park Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Doncaster, Nottinghamshire·DN11 8EF
Composite score
52.4
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#6,415
National rank
#492
In East Midlands
#106
In Nottinghamshire
Top 43%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
47 first choices, 51 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
82
any preference, for 51 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
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1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.8020240.9620250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Serlby Park Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
49 first choices, 56 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
114
any preference, for 56 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.28
00.511.5
1 per place
0.6220220.7320230.8320241.1620250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Serlby Park Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Serlby Park Academy is an all-through school covering ages 3–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#1,640
National rank
#134
In East Midlands
#26
In Nottinghamshire
Top 52%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
45.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
50%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
19%
EBacc average points score
3.93

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Age range
3–16
Pupils on roll
996
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
41.8%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
7.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
31.4%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,147
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
84%
92 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
70%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
11%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Serlby Park Academy

Serlby Park Academy is an all-through school in Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 996 pupils aged 3 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 17.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 45.4, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Serlby Park Academy ranks in the top 43% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Serlby Park Academy their first choice was offered one of its 51 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 9.1%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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