Doncaster School for Deaf Children

Key facts

Address

Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6AY

Type

Non-maintained special school

Ages

4–19

Council

Doncaster

Pupils on roll

41 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

53.7% of pupils eligible

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 27 September 2023

Strengths

• “Pupils describe Doncaster School for the Deaf as one big family.”
• “They say that they love coming to school and feel extremely well supported in their learning.”
• “Pupils are very proud of their academic and wider achievements.”

To improve

• “The primary phase curriculum plans are under development.”
• “However, in foundation subjects, such as art and personal, social and health education, teachers do not always check carefully enough what pupils know and have remembered.”
• “This means that the next stage of learning does not always build on what pupils have already learned.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Straight-line distance, in Doncaster.

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• St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster 1.7 mi Improved significantly
• Sycamore Hall Preparatory School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Journey Education Group 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
• More Than Ed Independent School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
• The Levett School 2.4 mi Not judged
• Maple Medical PRU 2.5 mi School remains Good

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