Danum Academy is a comprehensive

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 academy for the east of Doncaster

Doncaster

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, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

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, England. Danum is the Roman name for Doncaster. Prior to September 2011 the school was named Danum School Technology College.

Admissions

It is for ages 11–18. The academy is split into two sites; the Lower School which caters for the Key Stage 3 students in Years 7, 8 and 9. The Upper School, on Armthorpe Road which educates the Years 10, 11 and also the Sixth Form. The main school site is next to the A18.

Grammar schools

Doncaster Technical High School for Girls became Doncaster Technical Grammar School for Girls in the early 1960s, later becoming Danum Grammar School for Girls on Danum Road. Doncaster Technical High School for Boys on Greyfriars Road moved to Armthorpe Road in the 1950s, and had a similar name change to the girls' school. Edward Semper, the headmaster of the boys' schools, was one of the UK's leading proponents of specialist technical schools.

The Danum Grammar School for Boys (c.500 boys) and Danum Grammar School for Girls merged in 1970 to form the co-educational selective Danum Grammar School. It had a technical bias, similar to a technical school

Secondary Technical School

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. At the same time Doncaster Grammar School had merged with its analogous female school. The school was administered by the County Borough of Doncaster Education Committee and had around 800 boys and girls.

Comprehensive

In 1983 Danum Grammar School became the comprehensive Danum School. Doncaster Grammar School became a comprehensive at the same time.

Danum School gained Technology College status in 2002, and changed its name to the current one.

Sixth form

Danum Sixth Form is located in the Upper School of Danum and has approximately 450 students. The sixth form only accepts students with certain academic requirements; these are 6 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths and English.

In 2005, Danum Sixth Form achieved the highest point score per A Level than any other sixth form in Doncaster. Also, over 80% of leavers in 2005 continued their studies to pursue degree courses; these included Oxford and Cambridge.

Sport

The school won the English School's basketball championship in 2006, beating Shenfield School

Shenfield High School

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 76-65 in the National Final, which was played in the Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead

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 sports centre.

Notable alumni

• Jonti Picking
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• Danny Rose - football player currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur

Danum Grammar School

• Neil Dudgeon
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   - actor was known for his part in Son of Rambow
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• Ken Jenkinson, Headmaster since 2000 of Colchester Royal Grammar School
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  , the highest-achieving school in England
• Robert Sykes, Chief Executive from 1997-2007 of Worcestershire County Council