Armthorpe Academy
Academy converter · 695 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.5
Academy sponsor led
The Laurel Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 755
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 132
- Ofsted
- Good, 22 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Mexborough Academy (URN 141354, until 31 October 2018).
What the data says
The Laurel Academy has no sixth form. Of the 109 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 8% moved to a sixth form college, 65% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
17% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.2 against 46.1 across England and 44.6 in Doncaster, with 60% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, The Laurel Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Doncaster and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Laurel Academy | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 109 | 3,265 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 8% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 65% | 31% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 17% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Laurel Academy | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.2 | 44.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 29% | 25% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 43% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.6 | 34.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.2 | 49.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 132 | 100% | 89% | 28% | 20% | 89% |
| Combined Science | 132 | 100% | 65% | 14% | 9% | 75% |
| Mathematics | 132 | 100% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 86% |
| English Literature | 121 | 92% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 84% |
| Geography | 77 | 58% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 55% |
| History | 54 | 41% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 80% |
| French | 32 | 24% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 100% |
| Photography | 20 | 15% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 14% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 61% |
| Art and Design | 17 | 13% | 7% | 6% | 24% | 100% |
| Polish | 7 | 5% | 1% | 14% | 84% | 100% |
| Textiles | 6 | 5% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 67% |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 43 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 28 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 20 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Doncaster
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Academy sponsor led · 827 pupils
71% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Astrea Academy Woodfields
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73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.8
Campsmount Academy
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De Warenne Academy
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Doncaster UTC
University technical college · sixth form · 770 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.