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St Oswald's CofE Academy

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138704URN

Silver Birch Grove, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

1.6per place

close to Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

44 applications for 28 places · 44th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Doncaster median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.5
2015 2.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.8; 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	28	44	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2025	26	36	1.4	25	0.96
Sep 2024	30	37	1.2	29	0.97
Sep 2023	24	30	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2022	30	47	1.6	34	1.13
Sep 2021	27	36	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2020	30	36	1.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2018	26	46	1.8	26	1.00
Sep 2017	28	49	1.8	26	0.93
Sep 2016	30	54	1.8	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2014	28	49	1.8	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%11th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	77%	3%	105	109
2023/24	84%	19%	108	107
2022/23	72%	3%	105	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

St Oswald's CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hayfield Lane Primary School
2.6 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Auckley Primary Academy
2.7 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
New College Doncaster
2.8 km · Doncaster

Not yet inspected
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Misson Primary School
4.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School
5.1 km · Doncaster

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Wroot Travis Charity Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy
5.6 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.5applications per place 38%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138704 · 371/3007
Trust: The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Finningley Church of England Primary School (URN 106759)
Address: Silver Birch Grove, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EQ
Local authority: Doncaster

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