North Ridge Community School
Tenter Balk Lane, Adwick-le-Street, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7EFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
North Ridge Community School is a special school in Doncaster for ages 3 to 19. It is one of the 136 schools in Doncaster. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 20 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
North Ridge Community School is a welcoming place. Pupils are happy. They value the positive relationships that they have with staff. This means that the school is full of laughter and positivity. Pupils feel safe and enjoy attending school. Staff have high expectations of pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and is designed to help pupils build their knowledge across individual subjects and the wider world. The quality of education that pupils receive is a constant focus of leaders. However, sometimes teachers do not always choose the most appropriate activity to deliver the curriculum. Leaders are addressing this through the training that staff receive. Pupils' behaviour is exceptional. Staff know their pupils well and make sure that their sensory and communication needs are met. This begins in the early years and continues right through the sixth form. This means pupils are ready to learn. Pupils contribute to school life by working closely with school leaders to improve the school. For example, pupils have worked with leaders to design the new playground. Pupils' wider personal development is a sharp focus for leaders. The school ensures that pupils have a rich and diverse set of experiences beyond the curriculum. This opens up the wider world and broadens their horizons. Pupils thrive through the opportunities that the school creates. This includes the school disco, the climbing wall, trips, visits and the pupil parliament.
What the school should improve
- Some teachers do not choose the most appropriate tasks to deliver the curriculum. When this is the case, pupils do not secure the knowledge and skills they need to learn. The school should ensure that staff are equipped with the knowledge to adapt activities and lessons in a way that best supports pupils' learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
17 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
181 pupils on roll, with places for 162
Schools near North Ridge Community School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Hill School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Waterside School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 4.9 |
| Bader Academy | 5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 7.7 |
| Doncaster School for Deaf Children | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Heatherwood School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jade Soler-Alcaraz
- Phone
- 01302720790
- Address
- Tenter Balk Lane, Adwick-le-Street, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7EF
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- URN
- 147829
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.