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Highwoods Academy

Mexborough, S64 9ES · Doncaster · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Primary
3.7/10 Broadly average

63rd of 88 primary schools in Doncaster we can score, 98 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.5/10 against 1,374 of them, against 5.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 67.0 · 57 40% 2.28
Ofsted 12 35% 0.43
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 25% 1.00

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 67.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.1 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 201 pupils in a capacity of 262 places, leaving 61 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. With 61 places available, how does the school manage class sizes to ensure individual attention? Since the inspection was recent, what specific improvements have been made since the last report? How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in core subjects?

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