Community school · Doncaster

Windhill Primary School

2–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106726URN

Hollingworth Close, Mexborough, S64 0PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

32 applications for 25 places · 75th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Doncaster median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.5
2015 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.5

This school
Doncaster median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	32	1.3	24	0.96
Sep 2025	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2024	40	52	1.3	45	1.13
Sep 2023	40	53	1.3	44	1.10
Sep 2022	39	39	1.0	36	0.92
Sep 2021	36	40	1.1	35	0.97
Sep 2020	35	42	1.2	31	0.89
Sep 2019	31	38	1.2	26	0.84
Sep 2018	25	32	1.3	25	1.00
Sep 2017	26	30	1.2	26	1.00
Sep 2016	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2015	27	41	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2014	27	41	1.5	27	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 83% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%30th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	7%	105	104
2023/24	55%	5%	102	103
2022/23	63%	11%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Windhill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
New Pastures Primary School
0.9 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Montagu Academy
1.3 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Denaby Main Primary Academy
1.9 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Barnburgh Primary Academy
2.1 km · Doncaster

Not yet inspected

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Highwoods Academy
2.2 km · Doncaster

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.3 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Rowena Academy
2.9 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106726 · 371/2163
Capacity: 280 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 41.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hollingworth Close, Mexborough, S64 0PQ
Local authority: Doncaster

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources