Academy sponsor led · Doncaster

Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
371Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144345URN

Sheepbridge Lane, Old Rossington, Doncaster, DN11 0EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

77 applications for 43 places · 23rd of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
21 September 2021
Graded inspection: 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)

77 applications · 43 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School (URN 106765), 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	43	77	1.8	39	0.91
Sep 2025	46	73	1.6	45	0.98
Sep 2024	39	50	1.3	34	0.87
Sep 2023	40	46	1.2	29	0.73
Sep 2022	31	41	1.3	30	0.97
Sep 2021	38	51	1.3	37	0.97
Sep 2020	28	43	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2019	40	45	1.1	39	0.98
Sep 2018	37	53	1.4	36	0.97
Sep 2017 *	51	68	1.3	49	0.96
Sep 2016 *	44	72	1.6	43	0.98
Sep 2015 *	52	66	1.3	50	0.96
Sep 2014 *	37	62	1.7	37	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 80% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%48th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	2%	106	104
2023/24	77%	12%	107	106
2022/23	68%	8%	104	105

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

Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Tornedale Infant Academy
0.6 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.9applications per place
St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Pheasant Bank Academy
1.6 km · Doncaster

Remains Good · improving2024

75%met the SATs standard
Grange Lane Infant Academy
1.7 km · Doncaster

Outstanding2023

1.4applications per place
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy
2.3 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hayfield Lane Primary School
2.7 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
New College Doncaster
2.7 km · Doncaster

Not yet inspected
Willow Primary School
3.0 km · Doncaster

Good2022

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144345 · 371/2028
Trust: The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 443 pupils · 371 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School (URN 106765)
Address: Sheepbridge Lane, Old Rossington, Doncaster, DN11 0EZ
Local authority: Doncaster

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