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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. 17 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.

Reception places, September 2026

91 schools. 19 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Canon Popham CofE Primary AcademyDoncaster1.5730not published
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster1.5221not published
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster1.3030not published
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster1.2528not published
Hatfield Woodhouse Primary SchoolDoncaster1.23301.637 miles 2026
St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyDoncaster1.2330not published
Warmsworth Primary SchoolDoncaster1.20601.328 miles 2026
Auckley Primary AcademyDoncaster1.17292.636 miles 2026
Barnburgh Primary AcademyDoncaster1.10302.047 miles 2026
Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolMexborough1.1030not published
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster1.1030not published
Carr Lodge AcademyDoncaster1.07571.236 miles 2026
Bawtry Mayflower Primary SchoolDoncaster1.06312.24 miles 2026
Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster1.0634not published
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary SchoolDoncaster1.05401.732 miles 2026
Thorne King Edward Primary SchoolDoncaster1.04450.902 miles 2026
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0449not published
Southfield PrimaryDoncaster1.03301.335 miles 2026
Willow Primary SchoolDoncaster1.02602.15 miles 2026
Arksey Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0013not published
Askern Littlemoor Infant AcademyDoncaster1.0039not published
Atlas AcademyDoncaster1.0039not published
Barnby Dun Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0024not published
Bentley High Street Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0057not published
Denaby Main Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0014not published
Hayfield Lane Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0051not published
Hexthorpe Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0046not published
Highfields Primary AcademyDoncaster1.006not published
Hill Top AcademyDoncaster1.0044not published
Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster1.008not published
Intake Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0016not published
Kingfisher Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0042not published
Kirkby Avenue Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0035not published
Marshland Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0023not published
New Pastures Primary SchoolMexborough1.0030not published
Owston Park Primary AcademyDoncaster1.0054not published
Rosedale Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0012not published
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster1.0027not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, EdlingtonDoncaster1.0012not published
St Oswald's CofE AcademyDoncaster1.0028not published
Toll Bar Primary SchoolDoncaster1.0018not published
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant SchoolDoncaster0.9968not published
Norton Infant SchoolDoncaster0.9858not published
Armthorpe Shaw Wood AcademyDoncaster0.9855not published
Green TopDoncaster0.9855not published
Town Field Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9854not published
Grange Lane Infant AcademyDoncaster0.9851not published
Rowena AcademyDoncaster0.9850not published
Park Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9841not published
Plover Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9738not published
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9734not published
Lakeside Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9732not published
Tranmoor PrimaryDoncaster0.9732not published
Sheep Dip Lane AcademyDoncaster0.9731not published
Montagu AcademyMexborough0.9730not published
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9730not published
Crookesbroom Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9729not published
Askern Moss Road Infant AcademyDoncaster0.9627not published
Balby Central Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9654not published
Sprotbrough Orchard Infant SchoolDoncaster0.9654not published
Tornedale Infant AcademyDoncaster0.9627not published
Edlington Victoria AcademyDoncaster0.9626not published
West Road Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9626not published
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9650not published
Windhill Primary SchoolMexborough0.9625not published
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9624not published
Highwoods AcademyMexborough0.9624not published
Richmond Hill Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9544not published
Hawthorn Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9520not published
Waverley AcademyDoncaster0.9519not published
Woodfield Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9537not published
Brooke Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9434not published
Carcroft Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9417not published
The Mallard AcademyDoncaster0.9433not published
Sandringham Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9344not published
Hatchell Wood Primary AcademyDoncaster0.9355not published
Bessacarr PrimaryDoncaster0.9253not published
Bentley New Village Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9212not published
Outwood Primary Academy WoodlandsDoncaster0.9236not published
Tickhill Estfeld Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9122not published
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolDoncaster0.9143not published
Dunsville Primary SchoolDoncaster0.8919not published
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster0.8919not published
Adwick Primary SchoolDoncaster0.8947not published
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary SchoolDoncaster0.8826not published
Long Toft Primary SchoolDoncaster0.8843not published
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary AcademyDoncaster0.8825not published
Wadworth Primary SchoolDoncaster0.8715not published
Castle AcademyDoncaster0.8621not published
Kirk Sandall Infant SchoolDoncaster0.8553not published
Edenthorpe Hall Primary AcademyDoncaster0.7524not 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

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

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
XP SchoolDoncaster2.5050not published
Hall Cross AcademyDoncaster1.35301not published
Hungerhill SchoolDoncaster1.262421.348 miles 2026
XP EastDoncaster1.1849not published
Ridgewood SchoolDoncaster1.032311.407 miles 2026
Outwood Academy AdwickDoncaster0.99174not published
De Warenne AcademyDoncaster0.99148not published
Campsmount AcademyDoncaster0.96154not published
Sir Thomas Wharton AcademyDoncaster0.962573.254 miles 2026
Rossington All Saints AcademyDoncaster0.96134not published
Trinity AcademyDoncaster0.95205not published
The Hayfield SchoolDoncaster0.95236not published
The Laurel AcademyMexborough0.94170not published
Don Valley AcademyDoncaster0.91222not published
Ash Hill AcademyDONCASTER0.90173not published
The McAuley Catholic High SchoolDoncaster0.84199not published
Armthorpe AcademyDoncaster0.83148not published
Astrea Academy WoodfieldsDoncaster0.68134not published
Outwood Academy DanumDoncaster0.59199not 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.