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Highfields Primary Academy

3–11Ages
101Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138083URN

Coppice Road, Highfields, Doncaster, DN6 7JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.0per place

0.6 below Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

6 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 23 February 2022Ofsted'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

1.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Doncaster median (1.6) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

6 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

2026 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.0; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 0.9; Doncaster median median 1.5
2015 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.1; 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	6	6	1.0	6	1.00
Sep 2025	6	6	1.0	6	1.00
Sep 2024	2	3	1.5	2	1.00
Sep 2023	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2022	4	5	1.3	4	1.00
Sep 2021	10	10	1.0	10	1.00
Sep 2020	11	11	1.0	11	1.00
Sep 2019	13	13	1.0	13	1.00
Sep 2018	3	3	1.0	3	1.00
Sep 2017	6	8	1.3	6	1.00
Sep 2016	12	11	0.9	11	0.92
Sep 2015	17	21	1.2	16	0.94
Sep 2014	14	15	1.1	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%40th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	67%	0%	102	105
2023/24	77%	8%	105	106
2022/23	57%	5%	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

Highfields Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands
1.0 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Doncaster

Good2023

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Adwick Primary School
1.3 km · Doncaster

Good2019

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Rosedale Primary School
1.7 km · Doncaster

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy
1.8 km · Doncaster

Improved significantly2024

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School
2.3 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School
2.5 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Scawsby Junior Academy
2.5 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138083 · 371/2052
Trust: Delta Academies Trust
Capacity: 140 pupils · 101 on roll
Free school meals: 66.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Highfields Primary School (URN 106668)
Address: Coppice Road, Highfields, Doncaster, DN6 7JB
Local authority: Doncaster

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