Community school · Doncaster

Thorne King Edward Primary School

3–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106750URN

King Edward Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

68 applications for 45 places · 53rd of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Doncaster median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

68 applications · 45 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.5
2015 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Doncaster median in 1 of 13 years.

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	45	68	1.5	47	1.04
Sep 2025	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2024	34	41	1.2	34	1.00
Sep 2023	44	55	1.3	44	1.00
Sep 2022	38	42	1.1	38	1.00
Sep 2021	46	44	1.0	38	0.83
Sep 2020	41	49	1.2	42	1.02
Sep 2019	47	57	1.2	47	1.00
Sep 2018	46	53	1.2	46	1.00
Sep 2017	52	65	1.3	52	1.00
Sep 2016	49	59	1.2	49	1.00
Sep 2015	41	49	1.2	41	1.00
Sep 2014	37	54	1.5	37	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 67% · Maths 65% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%65th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	56%	0%	104	103
2023/24	59%	4%	105	105
2022/23	47%	2%	103	103

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

Thorne King Edward Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Green Top
1.0 km · Doncaster

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Brooke Primary Academy
1.2 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Marshland Primary Academy
1.3 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
West Road Primary Academy
1.5 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School
4.2 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
4.6 km · Doncaster

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Doncaster

2026

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School
5.2 km · Doncaster

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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: 106750 · 371/2188
Capacity: 320 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: King Edward Road, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4BY
Local authority: Doncaster

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