School admissions in Doncaster

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 21 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Doncaster in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 101 schools in Doncaster first 3,260 times for 3,261 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 20 of the 101 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 13 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.34 miles (Harworth Church of England Academy) to 2.86 miles (St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 20 schools in Doncaster first 3,482 times for 3,498 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 5 of the 20 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.35 miles (Hungerhill School) to 3.25 miles (Sir Thomas Wharton Academy).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

101 schools. 20 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Canon Popham CofE Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.57	30	not published
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.52	21	not published
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.30	30	not published
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.25	28	not published
Hatfield Woodhouse Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.23	30	1.637 miles 2026
St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyDoncaster	1.23	30	not published
Warmsworth Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.20	60	1.328 miles 2026
Auckley Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.17	29	2.636 miles 2026
Barnburgh Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.10	30	2.047 miles 2026
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.10	30	not published
Carr Lodge AcademyDoncaster	1.07	57	1.236 miles 2026
Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.06	31	2.24 miles 2026
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.06	17	1.13 miles 2026
Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster	1.06	34	not published
Harworth Church of England AcademyDoncaster	1.06	35	0.34 miles 2026
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.05	40	1.732 miles 2026
Thorne King Edward Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.04	45	0.902 miles 2026
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.04	49	not published
Southfield PrimaryDoncaster	1.03	30	1.335 miles 2026
Willow Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.02	60	2.15 miles 2026
Arksey Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	13	not published
Askern Littlemoor Infant AcademyDoncaster	1.00	39	not published
Atlas AcademyDoncaster	1.00	39	not published
Barnby Dun Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	24	not published
Beckingham Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	10	not published
Belton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	23	not published
Bentley High Street Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	57	not published
Denaby Main Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	14	not published
Epworth Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	34	not published
Everton Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	10	not published
Haxey CofE Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	24	not published
Hayfield Lane Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	51	not published
Hexthorpe Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	46	not published
Highfields Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	6	not published
Hill Top AcademyDoncaster	1.00	44	not published
Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	8	not published
Intake Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	16	not published
Kingfisher Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	42	not published
Kirkby Avenue Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	35	not published
Marshland Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	23	not published
Misson Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	13	not published
Misterton Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster	1.00	15	not published
Owston Park Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	54	not published
Rosedale Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	12	not published
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster	1.00	27	not published
St Martin's Cofe Primary AcademyDoncaster	1.00	10	not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, EdlingtonDoncaster	1.00	12	not published
St Oswald's CofE AcademyDoncaster	1.00	28	not published
St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster	1.00	18	2.86 miles 2026
Toll Bar Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	18	not published
Walkeringham Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	7	not published
Westwoodside Church of England AcademyDoncaster	1.00	12	not published
Wroot Travis Charity Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster	1.00	3	not published
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant SchoolDoncaster	0.99	68	not published
Norton Infant SchoolDoncaster	0.98	58	not published
Armthorpe Shaw Wood AcademyDoncaster	0.98	55	not published
Green TopDoncaster	0.98	55	not published
Town Field Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.98	54	not published
Grange Lane Infant AcademyDoncaster	0.98	51	not published
Rowena AcademyDoncaster	0.98	50	not published
Park Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.98	41	not published
Plover Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.97	38	not published
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.97	34	not published
Lakeside Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.97	32	not published
Tranmoor PrimaryDoncaster	0.97	32	not published
Sheep Dip Lane AcademyDoncaster	0.97	31	not published
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.97	30	not published
Crookesbroom Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.97	29	not published
Askern Moss Road Infant AcademyDoncaster	0.96	27	not published
Balby Central Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.96	54	not published
Sprotbrough Orchard Infant SchoolDoncaster	0.96	54	not published
Tornedale Infant AcademyDoncaster	0.96	27	not published
Edlington Victoria AcademyDoncaster	0.96	26	not published
West Road Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.96	26	not published
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.96	50	not published
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.96	24	not published
Richmond Hill Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.95	44	not published
Hawthorn Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.95	20	not published
Waverley AcademyDoncaster	0.95	19	not published
Woodfield Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.95	37	not published
Brooke Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.94	34	not published
Carcroft Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.94	17	not published
The Mallard AcademyDoncaster	0.94	33	not published
Sandringham Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.93	44	not published
Hatchell Wood Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.93	55	not published
Bessacarr PrimaryDoncaster	0.92	53	not published
Serlby Park AcademyDoncaster	0.92	51	not published
Bentley New Village Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.92	12	not published
Outwood Primary Academy WoodlandsDoncaster	0.92	36	not published
Tickhill Estfeld Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.91	22	not published
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.91	43	not published
Dunsville Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.89	19	not published
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.89	19	not published
Adwick Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.89	47	not published
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.88	26	not published
Long Toft Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.88	43	not published
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary AcademyDoncaster	0.88	25	not published
Wadworth Primary SchoolDoncaster	0.87	15	not published
Castle AcademyDoncaster	0.86	21	not published
Kirk Sandall Infant SchoolDoncaster	0.85	53	not published
Edenthorpe Hall Primary AcademyDoncaster	0.75	24	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

20 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
XP SchoolDoncaster	2.50	50	not published
Hall Cross AcademyDoncaster	1.35	301	not published
Hungerhill SchoolDoncaster	1.26	242	1.348 miles 2026
XP EastDoncaster	1.18	49	not published
Ridgewood SchoolDoncaster	1.03	231	1.407 miles 2026
Outwood Academy AdwickDoncaster	0.99	174	not published
De Warenne AcademyDoncaster	0.99	148	not published
South Axholme AcademyDoncaster	0.98	186	9.938 miles 2024
Campsmount AcademyDoncaster	0.96	154	not published
Sir Thomas Wharton AcademyDoncaster	0.96	257	3.254 miles 2026
Rossington All Saints AcademyDoncaster	0.96	134	not published
Trinity AcademyDoncaster	0.95	205	not published
The Hayfield SchoolDoncaster	0.95	236	not published
Don Valley AcademyDoncaster	0.91	222	not published
Ash Hill AcademyDONCASTER	0.90	173	not published
Serlby Park AcademyDoncaster	0.88	56	not published
The McAuley Catholic High SchoolDoncaster	0.84	199	not published
Armthorpe AcademyDoncaster	0.83	148	not published
Astrea Academy WoodfieldsDoncaster	0.68	134	not published
Outwood Academy DanumDoncaster	0.59	199	not published