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Mattersey Primary School

Primary · Doncaster · DN10 5ED

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 June 2024

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At a glance

42 pupils · 60% of 70 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
48.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.mattersey.notts.sch.uk
URN
122655

In figures

We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 25 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

6 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
17%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school17%
Median of its 12 closest peers46.5%
Nottinghamshire average63.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Stillington Primary SchoolYork · 49 miles awayGood38%
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolBrixham · 235 miles awayGood29%
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary SchoolCrediton · 212 miles awayExpected standard56%
Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolMatlock · 30 miles awayGood80%
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolWigton · 137 miles awayGood10%
Southwold Primary SchoolSouthwold · 133 miles awayGood43%
Bakewell Methodist AcademyBakewell · 32 miles awayRequires improvement59%
Burnhope Primary SchoolDurham · 103 miles awayNo current grade50%
Fordcombe Church of England Primary SchoolTunbridge Wells · 163 miles awayGood62%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPreston · 84 miles awayNo current grade63%
St Edmund's RC Primary School and NurseryBungay · 119 miles awayGood23%
Willersey Church of England Primary SchoolBroadway · 100 miles awayGood0%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Nottinghamshire 75%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Nottinghamshire 6%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottinghamshire: 1.57 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
13.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,332; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,053
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £8,622; in-year balance +£2,858

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.5%62.3%
Social housing12.8%17.1%
Privately rented8.7%20.5%
Detached houses60.8%22.9%
Flats2.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028034 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£318,50022 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£215,000–£469,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (16)£347,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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