Schools in Doncaster

110 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Doncaster

Primary

• Offered their first choice 96.5%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 96.3% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.8%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,089

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 96.3%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,235 places for 3,089 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 89.9%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 95.5% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 97.4%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,506

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 89.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.6 points lower than in 2016, when it was 95.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,913 places for 3,506 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Doncaster by first preferences per place
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• Schools in DN10 (8)
• Schools in DN11 (11)
• Schools in DN12 (10)
• Schools in DN2 (7)
• Schools in DN3 (12)
• Schools in DN4 (17)
• Schools in DN5 (16)
• Schools in DN6 (11)
• Schools in DN7 (9)
• Schools in DN8 (6)
• Schools in DN9 (11)
• Schools in S64 (12)
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