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State secondary · 13 to 19 · Mixed · 770 pupils

Doncaster UTC

College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3BF
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted: Good · September 2022Top 30% (6/20)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 1,122nd of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 30%.
Top 30% (6/20)Rank among 20 Doncaster secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Doncaster league table →
Inspection
Good, September 2022
Results
+0.03 progress 8; 49.1 attainment 8
Size
770 pupils; classes of 22
Run by
Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust
Type
University technical college
Ages
13 to 19 · Mixed
Ofsted, September 2022The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Attainment 8: 49.1, against 46.5 in Doncaster.
  • Sessions missed: 5.2%, against 7.9% in Doncaster.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 45%, against 50% in Doncaster.
  • Suspensions per 100 pupils: 46.8, against 38.5 in Doncaster.
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At a glance

Against Doncaster and England
This schoolDoncasterEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.03
In line with Doncaster
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
49.1
Better than Doncaster
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
45%
Worse than Doncaster
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
5.2%
Better than Doncaster
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
14.5%
Better than Doncaster
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
46.8
Worse than Doncaster
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
21.7
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
24%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.0
Context
Doncaster and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

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  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 21 September 2022
  • Progress 8: +0.03 (England +0.01) (county +0.02) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 49.1 (England 47.4) (county 46.5) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 45% (England 48%) (county 50%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 5.2% of sessions missed; 15% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 8.5% and 24% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 47 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 17); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 21.7 pupils; 17% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 16.0 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 106 m, rail 623 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 122 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (1 fatal, 27 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.8 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust, with 7 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2020
  • Opened as an academy (university technical college) on 1 September 2020 DfE, open academies list
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.03+0.01+0.022023/2024
Attainment 849.147.446.52025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above45%48%50%2025/2026
Average A level gradeC-——2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 30% (6/20)
A level (16 to 18)(8/10)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
21 September 2022Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2022.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2415696%In education 85%; Apprenticeship 3.8%; Employment 7.1%
After GCSEs2022/2317692%In education 77%; Apprenticeship 10%; Employment 4.0%
After sixth form2023/2413177%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 17%; Employment 31%
After sixth form2022/239988%Further education 4.0%; Apprenticeship 16%; Employment 24%
After sixth form2021/228688%Further education 2.3%; Apprenticeship 12%; Employment 29%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Doncaster league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/255.2%3.2%2.0%15%1.6%
2023/245.1%3.7%1.4%11%0.4%
2022/236.5%4.5%2.0%19%0.6%
Schools with a similar intake8.5%24%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 896 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2546.815%3450
2023/2425.710%1840
2022/2327.911%1990
Schools with a similar intake16.8

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size21.72025/26
Classes over 30 pupils17%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.0November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus106
rail623

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
202522
202426
202327
202217
202130

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 27 serious and 1 fatal in all; 27 involved a pedestrian, 20 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO214.12024
PM1013.72024
PM257.82024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals24%2025/26
First language other than English11%2025/26
SEN support10%2025/26
Education, health and care plan0.8%2025/26
Girls37%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust, with 7 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2020
  • Opened as an academy (university technical college) on 1 September 2020 DfE, open academies list
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Doncaster and the Doncaster league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.