Astrea Academy Woodfields

About Astrea Academy Woodfields

Astrea Academy Woodfields is a mixed state secondary school in Doncaster, serving 714 pupils aged 11 to 18. It sits within a local authority that contains 22 secondary schools, and its most recent Progress 8 score places it 19th among them, in the bottom 95th percentile locally. The top-performing peers in the area are The Hayfield School, Hall Cross Academy, and Don Valley Academy, all of which recorded positive Progress 8 scores. The school has no religious character and is led by headteacher David Scales. A significant proportion of its intake — 48.3 per cent — qualifies for free school meals, well above the national average, reflecting the challenges of its catchment. Despite this, the school has made notable progress in its most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in 2024. That inspection saw the school jump from an overall rating of Inadequate to Good, a substantial turnaround in a relatively short period.

Academically, the school’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.68 is well below average, and significantly lower than the Doncaster local authority average of -0.04. This places the school in the bottom 50 nationally by this measure. The Attainment 8 score sits at 32.6, and just 33.3 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The English Baccalaureate average point score is 2.97, with only 7.9 per cent of pupils achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above. The Ofsted breakdown from the 2024 inspection shows that while the overall effectiveness is now Good, behaviour and attitudes were rated as Requires Improvement. Quality of education, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision all received Good ratings. The sixth form is officially part of the school, and its provision was also judged Good, offering a pathway for pupils to continue their studies post-16.

The school offers a broad range of facilities, including a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, tennis courts, and a dedicated sixth form centre. Sports on offer include rowing, martial arts, hockey, and cricket, while clubs range from choir and drama to Young Enterprise and an eco club. The school has a well-documented set of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 academic year, the school was oversubscribed, with 108 applications for 96 places and 60 first-preference offers made. This suggests a degree of local demand, likely driven by the recent improvement in its Ofsted rating and the range of facilities and support on offer. Families considering this school should weigh its improving leadership and broad provision against the still-challenging academic outcomes.

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