Community school · Doncaster

Kirkby Avenue Primary School

3–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131341URN

Kirkby Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 9TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.5 below Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

39 applications for 35 places · 82nd of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Doncaster median (1.6) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.5
2015 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.7; 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	35	39	1.1	35	1.00
Sep 2025	36	46	1.3	35	0.97
Sep 2024	33	41	1.2	32	0.97
Sep 2023	28	33	1.2	28	1.00
Sep 2022	37	42	1.1	36	0.97
Sep 2021	24	30	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2020	40	51	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2019	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2018	28	40	1.4	28	1.00
Sep 2017	33	50	1.5	31	0.94
Sep 2016	27	42	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2015	39	57	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2014	23	38	1.7	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 65% · Maths 82% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%55th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	61%	4%	107	107
2023/24	44%	0%	101	101
2022/23	57%	8%	106	106

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

Kirkby Avenue Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Bentley High Street Primary School
0.9 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School
1.0 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Scawsby Junior Academy
1.0 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

61%met the SATs standard
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School
1.1 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Doncaster

2026

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy
1.6 km · Doncaster

Improved significantly2024

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Rosedale Primary School
1.9 km · Doncaster

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bentley New Village Primary School
2.0 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56%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: 131341 · 371/2205
Capacity: 350 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 31.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kirkby Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 9TF
Local authority: Doncaster

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