Hall Cross Academy

About Hall Cross Academy

Hall Cross Academy in Doncaster holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its 2014 graded inspection, with the school confirmed as remaining Good in an ungraded visit in 2023. The most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.55, which places the school well above average nationally. This means that, on average, pupils at Hall Cross achieve nearly a third of a grade higher per subject than students with similar starting points across England. The school ranks second out of 20 secondary schools in the Doncaster local authority on this measure, comfortably ahead of the local authority average Progress 8 score of -0.04. It also sits in the top 10 per cent of schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and the top 14 per cent nationally, making it a strong academic choice within the region.

At Key Stage 4, pupils achieve an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, and 74.4 per cent of students secure a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The school’s EBacc average point score of 3.91 is solid, though only 11.6 per cent of pupils enter the EBacc suite of subjects, which is a relatively low take-up. Progress in maths is particularly strong at 0.68, while English progress sits at 0.53. At Key Stage 5, the picture is more mixed: the sixth form has a value added score of -0.18, which is below average, and the average points per entry of 33.3 equates to a C+ grade. The best three A-levels average out at a C+ as well, with 11.5 per cent of entries achieving AAB or higher. With 200 students in the sixth form, it is a sizeable provision, but the progress banding suggests results are not as strong as at GCSE.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 772 applications for 296 places, with 383 first-preference applications and 273 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.61. Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gymnasium, a sixth form centre, and even a chapel. The school supports a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, and speech, language and communication needs. With 29.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. Hall Cross suits families who prioritise strong GCSE progress and a broad co-curricular offer — clubs range from coding and chess to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Model UN — and who are comfortable with a large, mixed secondary school of over 2,000 pupils.

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