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Best primary schools in Doncaster

88 of 99 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Doncaster schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 83 of them.

80 of 99 rated Good or Outstanding
8 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 67.0% (best 93.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Southfield Primary Doncaster	93.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
2	Crookesbroom Primary Academy Doncaster	84.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
3	Arksey Primary School Doncaster	83.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
4	Intake Primary Academy Doncaster	81.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
5	Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School Doncaster	80.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
6	Adwick Primary School Doncaster hidden gem	79.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
7	Auckley Primary Academy Doncaster	79.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
8	Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Doncaster	79.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
9	Willow Primary School Doncaster	79.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
10	Bentley High Street Primary School Doncaster	78.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
11	Hill Top Academy Doncaster	78.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
12	Kingfisher Primary Academy Doncaster	77.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
13	Montagu Academy Mexborough	77.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
14	Morley Place Academy Doncaster	77.0%	Good	—	mapped
15	St Oswald's CofE Academy Doncaster	77.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
16	Edlington Victoria Academy Doncaster	76.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
17	Marshland Primary Academy Doncaster	76.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
18	Sheep Dip Lane Academy Doncaster	76.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
19	Warmsworth Primary School Doncaster	76.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
20	Bessacarr Primary Doncaster	75.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
21	Denaby Main Primary Academy Doncaster	75.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
22	Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster	75.0%	Good improving	—	mapped
23	Rosedale Primary School Doncaster	75.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
24	Castle Academy Doncaster hidden gem	74.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
25	Copley Junior School Doncaster	74.0%	Good	—	mapped
26	Richmond Hill Primary Academy Doncaster	74.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
27	Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy Doncaster	74.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
28	Barnby Dun Primary Academy Doncaster	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
29	Dunsville Primary School Doncaster hidden gem	73.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
30	Kirk Sandall Junior School Doncaster	73.0%	Good	—	approximate
31	Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Doncaster	72.0%	Good improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
32	Windhill Primary School Mexborough	72.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
33	Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy Doncaster hidden gem	71.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington Doncaster	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Tickhill Estfeld Primary School Doncaster	71.0%	Good declining	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Barnburgh Primary Academy Doncaster	69.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
37	Brooke Primary Academy Doncaster	69.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
38	Hayfield Lane Primary School Doncaster	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
39	St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Doncaster	69.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Doncaster	69.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School Doncaster	67.0%	Good declining	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
42	Carr Lodge Academy Doncaster	67.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
43	Highfields Primary Academy Doncaster	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
44	Highwoods Academy Mexborough	67.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
45	Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Doncaster	67.0%	Good	about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
46	Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands Doncaster	66.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
47	Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Doncaster	65.0%	Not judged	about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
48	Plover Primary School Doncaster	65.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
49	Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School Doncaster hidden gem	64.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
50	Waverley Academy Doncaster	64.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
51	Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy Doncaster	63.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School Doncaster	63.0%	Good declining	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
53	West Road Primary Academy Doncaster	63.0%	Not judged	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
54	Woodfield Primary School Doncaster	63.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
55	Toll Bar Primary School Doncaster	62.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
56	Kirkby Avenue Primary School Doncaster	61.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
57	Scawsby Junior Academy Doncaster	61.0%	Not judged	—	approximate
58	Spa Academy Askern Doncaster	61.0%	Requires improvement	—	mapped
59	Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School Doncaster hidden gem	60.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy Doncaster hidden gem	59.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
61	St Peter's Catholic Primary School Doncaster	59.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Wadworth Primary School Doncaster	59.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
63	St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Doncaster	58.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Town Field Primary School Doncaster	58.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
65	Balby Central Primary Academy Doncaster	57.0%	Good improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
66	Bentley New Village Primary School Doncaster	56.0%	Not judged	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
67	Norton Junior School Doncaster	56.0%	Good	—	mapped
68	Thorne King Edward Primary School Doncaster	56.0%	Good	about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
69	Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Doncaster	56.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
70	Hawthorn Primary School Doncaster	55.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
71	St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Doncaster	55.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.52 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Park Primary School Doncaster	54.0%	Good improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
73	Tranmoor Primary Doncaster	54.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
74	Carcroft Primary School Doncaster	53.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
75	Green Top Doncaster	53.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
76	Long Toft Primary School Doncaster hidden gem	53.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
77	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Doncaster	52.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Lakeside Primary Academy Doncaster	51.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
79	Owston Park Primary Academy Doncaster	49.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
80	New Pastures Primary School Mexborough	48.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
81	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Doncaster	47.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Sandringham Primary School Doncaster	47.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
83	Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy Doncaster	40.0%	Not judged	about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
84	Atlas Academy Doncaster	39.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
85	Hatchell Wood Primary Academy Doncaster	38.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
86	Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School Doncaster hidden gem	38.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
87	Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Mexborough	34.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
88	Hexthorpe Primary School Doncaster	21.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped

Also in Doncaster

11 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Doncaster, not a fairer one.

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Ofsted: Good
Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Ofsted: Good
Grange Lane Infant Academy Ofsted: Outstanding
Kirk Sandall Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Norton Infant School Ofsted: Good
Rowena Academy Ofsted: Not judged
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School Ofsted: Good
Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School Ofsted: Good
Sycamore Hall Preparatory School Ofsted: Good
The Mallard Academy Ofsted: Not judged
Tornedale Infant Academy Ofsted: Good

Applying in Doncaster

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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