Pennine View School
Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3LROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Pennine View School is a special school in Doncaster for ages 7 to 16. It is one of the 136 schools in Doncaster. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 June 2024, report published 21 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 June 2024
At Pennine View school, the pupils and staff work, play and learn together. The excellent relationships between the pupils and staff are grounded in care. Pupils learn in a calm, supportive environment. Pupils enjoy school. They arrive keen to learn. Attending school is important to them. The curiosity they have, to learn more and see their friends, motivates the pupils to attend school regularly. Behaviour in school is calm and orderly. Help and support from an adult is on hand should the pupils need it. The school provides pupils with a diverse set of learning experiences in a wide variety of different subjects. The breadth of the school's curriculum supports the high aspirations staff have for all pupils. Pupils experience success. They leave school well equipped for their next stage in life. The extra-curricular offer is open to all pupils. This includes the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, theatre club, trips to the seaside and sporting opportunities. Pupils recall and describe their favourite activities. The pupils at Pennine View have a voice through the pupil parliament. Leaders take their views on board. For instance, the pupils asked for a school dog. They now have a dog that visits the school regularly.
What the school should improve
- Some aspects of the revised and restructured curriculum are at an early stage of implementation. As a result, pupils do not have a secure understanding and recall of the most important subject knowledge. The school should continue to embed the revised curriculums and review the impact of the changes made.
- Pupils' individual support plans do not align closely to the targets in their EHC plans. This means that the design of the educational provision is not as precise as it could be. The school should ensure that the staff understand how to identify small steps of learning from the longer-term targets in the EHC plans, including how and when these should be reviewed.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
167 pupils on roll, with places for 144
Schools near Pennine View School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | Attainment 8: 1.6 |
| Abbeywood School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 12.5 |
| Hilltop School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Journey Education Group | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| More Than Ed Independent School | 4 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Carl Cousins
- Phone
- 01709864978
- Address
- Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3LR
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- URN
- 144346
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.