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Balby Central Primary Academy

3–11Ages
448Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143962URN

Littlemoor Lane, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

95 applications for 54 places · 24th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 24 January 2024Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Doncaster median (1.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

95 applications · 54 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Balby Central Primary School (URN 106732), 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	54	95	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2025	41	72	1.8	38	0.93
Sep 2024	48	57	1.2	48	1.00
Sep 2023	55	70	1.3	55	1.00
Sep 2022	35	43	1.2	35	1.00
Sep 2021	54	65	1.2	53	0.98
Sep 2020	55	68	1.2	52	0.95
Sep 2019	55	70	1.3	53	0.96
Sep 2018	35	53	1.5	33	0.94
Sep 2017	55	79	1.4	54	0.98
Sep 2016 *	52	89	1.7	50	0.96
Sep 2015 *	60	112	1.9	72	1.20
Sep 2014 *	59	97	1.6	54	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 72% · Maths 69% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%64th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	57%	2%	102	102
2023/24	49%	3%	102	102
2022/23	37%	0%	101	102

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

Balby Central Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hexthorpe Primary School
0.6 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.5applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Atlas Academy
0.9 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Richmond Hill Primary Academy
1.6 km · Doncaster

2026

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Waverley Academy
1.9 km · Doncaster

Good2022

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

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place
Town Field Primary School
2.2 km · Doncaster

2026

1.6applications per place 58%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: 143962 · 371/2169
Trust: The Rose Learning Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals: 38.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Balby Central Primary School (URN 106732)
Address: Littlemoor Lane, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0LL
Local authority: Doncaster

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