Oasis Academy Don Valley
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sheffield
Leeds Road, Sheffield, S9 3TY
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
30.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,116
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,170 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
51 of 51 families who put it first got an offer
52
Places offered
103
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 51 | 51 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 38 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 103 | 52 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Peter Davies
- Address
- Leeds Road, Sheffield, S9 3TY
- Phone
- 01142200400
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Darnall · Sheffield South East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140394
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 68% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 55% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
1,116 pupils · 1,170 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
19 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
15 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,093 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 5% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 51% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 3% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 121 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 120 | 17% | 33% | 50% | |
| English Language | 120 | 18% | 41% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 108 | 19% | 52% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 87 | 0% | 11% | 26% | |
| German | 77 | 6% | 30% | 45% | |
| Geography | 67 | 10% | 21% | 27% | |
| History | 44 | 32% | 45% | 45% | |
| Biology | 33 | 42% | 76% | 94% | |
| Physics | 32 | 44% | 75% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 44% | 91% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 5% | 47% | 63% | |
| Arabic | 9 | 33% | 44% | 67% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sheffield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.