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Hexthorpe Primary School

3–11Ages
439Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143194URN

Urban Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, DN4 0HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 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 46 places · 58th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

21%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 · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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 · 46 places offered · 46 named it first

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

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

More applications per place than the Doncaster median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Hexthorpe Primary School (URN 130290), the previous school.

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	46	68	1.5	46	1.00
Sep 2025	40	45	1.1	34	0.85
Sep 2024	36	42	1.2	35	0.97
Sep 2023	38	41	1.1	37	0.97
Sep 2022	19	22	1.2	19	1.00
Sep 2021	26	27	1.0	26	1.00
Sep 2020	27	30	1.1	27	1.00
Sep 2019	36	42	1.2	34	0.94
Sep 2018	39	44	1.1	36	0.92
Sep 2017	29	34	1.2	28	0.97
Sep 2016 *	41	54	1.3	41	1.00
Sep 2015 *	59	73	1.2	53	0.90
Sep 2014 *	60	108	1.8	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 34% · Writing 33% · Maths 41% → all three 21% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard21%87th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard34%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 95 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard33%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard41%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	21%	0%	95	97
2023/24	41%	0%	98	98
2022/23	24%	0%	97	96

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

Hexthorpe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Balby Central Primary Academy
0.6 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Richmond Hill Primary Academy
1.1 km · Doncaster

2026

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Atlas Academy
1.4 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.4 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Waverley Academy
1.5 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Mallard Academy
1.7 km · Doncaster

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place
Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School
2.4 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.4applications per place

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: 143194 · 371/2203
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 439 on roll
Free school meals: 57.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Hexthorpe Primary School (URN 130290)
Address: Urban Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, DN4 0HH
Local authority: Doncaster

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