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Woodfield Primary School

Primary · Doncaster · DN4 8LA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 11 February 2025

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At a glance

402 pupils · 136% of 296 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
35.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
33.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.woodfieldprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
143451

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 35 families named it first for 37 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 11 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

37 places offered · 35 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers75%
Doncaster average64.5%
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
St Giles Church of England Primary SchoolWillenhall · 74 miles awayGood77%
Prince Rock Primary SchoolPlymouth · 250 miles awayOutstanding80%
Queensmead Primary AcademyLeicester · 60 miles awayGood87%
Harris Primary Academy CroydonCroydon · 153 miles awayOutstanding79%
Haseltine Primary SchoolLondon · 151 miles awayGood65%
Harris Primary Academy Coleraine ParkLondon · 139 miles awayOutstanding74%
Longwood Primary AcademyHarlow · 132 miles awayGood77%
Fernhurst Junior SchoolSouthsea · 187 miles awayGood55%
St John's CofE Primary SchoolBradford · 30 miles awayOutstanding76%
Harris Primary Academy Crystal PalaceLondon · 151 miles awayNo current grade74%
Kings Hill Primary SchoolWednesbury · 74 miles awayStrong standard74%
Drayton Park SchoolMilton Keynes · 106 miles awayNo current grade60%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 50% (Doncaster 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 15% (Doncaster 8%, England 7%) · Black African 13% (Doncaster 4%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Doncaster 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Doncaster 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Doncaster 2%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Doncaster 2%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Doncaster 0%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Doncaster 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.03 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Doncaster: 3.51 suspensions and 0.03 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
20.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

63.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,578; 13.6% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,259
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £286,000; in-year balance +£123,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.4%62.3%
Social housing25.4%17.1%
Privately rented31.9%20.5%
Detached houses6.1%22.9%
Flats19.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6%21.1%
Households with no car or van35.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007495 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£127,500297 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£98,000–£177,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (40)£250,000
Semi-detached (110)£145,000
Terraced (132)£103,000
Flat (15)£102,500

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

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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