SCHOOL PROFILE

Oasis Academy Don Valley

All-through Academy sponsor led URN 140394
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,170 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

15 November 2023
Graded inspection Good
Published 19 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,116 1,080 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 545 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 571 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

67.0%
42.2 pts above England
School 67.0%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.0%
33.7 pts above England
School 54.0%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
32.2%
359
Bangladeshi
19.2%
214
African
10.8%
121
Any other ethnic group
9.2%
103
Gypsy / Roma
5.0%
56
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
54
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.9% 233 of 1,116 pupils
0.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 20.9%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.5% 206 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 64
Moderate learning difficulty 49
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Autistic spectrum disorder 35
Severe learning difficulty 28
Hearing impairment 9

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

36.8 2.4 pts below England
School 36.8
Sheffield 42.5
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 27.3% England 36.0% 8.7 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 47.9% England 51.4% 3.5 pts below England
EBacc entry 67.8% England 30.6% 37.2 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.53 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.59 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.40 pts higher than England
School 10.62%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

30.10%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.28 pts higher than England
School 30.10%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.68 pts higher than England
School 4.48%
Sheffield 2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.4% 4.3 pts above England
Oasis Academy Don Valley
95.4%
Sheffield
100.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
97.2%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information