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Outwood Academy Adwick

URN
135963
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Outwood Academy Adwick
URN
135963
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

65 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

53

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

66

Destinations

35

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#11 of 19 schools in Doncaster

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Outwood Academy Adwick

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Admissions strategy for Outwood Academy Adwick

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
6 March 2023
Inspection date
17 January 2023
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 6 March 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 6 March 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

185

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

255

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

184

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.38×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Doncaster
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Doncaster)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.adwick.outwood.com/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Doncaster to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

43.7

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

41.5%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

64.4%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

23.4%

EBacc achievement

Location

DN6 7SF - Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Postcode
DN6 7SF
Phone
1302722237
Website
http://www.adwick.outwood.com/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Doncaster
Local authority code
371

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 355 schools in Doncaster.

Authority statistics

Total schools

355

Open schools

145

Closed schools

210

Primary schools

227

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 6 March 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 6 March 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 6 March 2023

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 6 March 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    6 March 202317 January 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 6 March 2023
    • Good

      Published
      6 March 2023
      Inspected
      17 January 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    72.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 180

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    11.7%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Well below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    22.7

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.74

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    10.0%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    75.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    4.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    3.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    10.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary227 (63.9%)
    • Secondary42 (11.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other86 (24.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Adwick Primary School147 mPrimaryOpen
    Adwick Park Junior School159 mPrimaryClosed
    North Doncaster Technology College164 mSecondaryClosed
    North Ridge Community School333 mNot applicableOpen
    North Ridge Community School333 mNot applicableClosed
    The Woodlands Primary School522 mPrimaryClosed
    Adwick Primary School548 mPrimaryClosed
    Woodlands Infant School569 mPrimaryClosed
    Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands586 mPrimaryOpen
    Woodlands Junior School596 mPrimaryClosed
    • Adwick Primary School
      Distance
      147 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Adwick Park Junior School
      Distance
      159 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • North Doncaster Technology College
      Distance
      164 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • North Ridge Community School
      Distance
      333 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Doncaster)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Armthorpe AcademySecondaryDN3 2DAOpen
    Ash Hill AcademySecondaryDN7 6JHOpen
    Astrea Academy WoodfieldsSecondaryDN4 8NDOpen
    Balby Carr Community AcademySecondaryDN4 8NDClosed
    Balby Carr Community Sports and Science CollegeSecondaryDN4 8NDClosed
    • Armthorpe Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN3 2DA
      Status
      Open
    • Ash Hill Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN7 6JH
      Status
      Open
    • Astrea Academy Woodfields
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN4 8ND
      Status
      Open
    • Balby Carr Community Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN4 8ND
      Status
      Closed
    • Balby Carr Community Sports and Science College
    North Ridge Community School
    Distance
    333 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Woodlands Primary School
    Distance
    522 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Adwick Primary School
    Distance
    548 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Woodlands Infant School
    Distance
    569 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands
    Distance
    586 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodlands Junior School
    Distance
    596 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    DN4 8ND
    Status
    Closed