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Dunsville Primary School

3–11Ages
260Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138907URN

Broadway, Dunsville, Doncaster, DN7 4HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

32 applications for 19 places · 33rd of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 November 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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Doncaster median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.5
2015 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.4
2014 1.9; 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	19	32	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2025	26	43	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2024	32	36	1.1	30	0.94
Sep 2023	33	39	1.2	33	1.00
Sep 2022	23	28	1.2	20	0.87
Sep 2021	30	36	1.2	28	0.93
Sep 2020	38	40	1.1	36	0.95
Sep 2019	40	62	1.6	43	1.08
Sep 2018	40	52	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2017	36	40	1.1	35	0.97
Sep 2016	39	70	1.8	39	1.00
Sep 2015	40	62	1.6	41	1.02
Sep 2014	26	49	1.9	26	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 73% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%27th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	12%	107	106
2023/24	72%	0%	106	105
2022/23	46%	2%	102	100

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

Dunsville Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sheep Dip Lane Academy
1.1 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Crookesbroom Primary Academy
1.4 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Doncaster

2026

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

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy
3.3 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Kirk Sandall Infant School
3.5 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Kirk Sandall Junior School
3.5 km · Doncaster

2026

73%met the SATs standard
Barnby Dun Primary Academy
3.6 km · Doncaster

2026

1.8applications per place 73%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: 138907 · 371/2076
Trust: Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust
Capacity: 270 pupils · 260 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Dunsville Primary School (URN 106680)
Address: Broadway, Dunsville, Doncaster, DN7 4HX
Local authority: Doncaster

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