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Southfield Primary

3–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144410URN

Tranmoor Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 3BN · 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

1.7per place

close to Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

52 applications for 30 places · 28th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%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 17 March 2026Published 11 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong 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

17 March 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

52 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 2.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 2.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 2.3; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.8; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

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

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Armthorpe Southfield Primary School (URN 106723), 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	30	52	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2025	28	54	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2024	22	33	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2023	31	54	1.7	42	1.35
Sep 2022	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2021	33	50	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2020	32	66	2.1	30	0.94
Sep 2019	30	65	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	68	2.3	47	1.57
Sep 2017	55	82	1.5	54	0.98
Sep 2016 *	45	80	1.8	43	0.96
Sep 2015 *	53	84	1.6	31	0.58
Sep 2014 *	30	83	2.8	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%1st of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard90%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	93%	33%	113	111
2023/24	78%	22%	107	107
2022/23	88%	18%	108	109

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

Southfield PrimaryThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Tranmoor Primary
0.4 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy
1.2 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy
2.3 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Plover Primary School
2.4 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Primary School
2.7 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sandringham Primary School
2.7 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144410 · 371/2159
Trust: Empowering Minds Academy Trust
Capacity: 352 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Armthorpe Southfield Primary School (URN 106723)
Address: Tranmoor Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 3BN
Local authority: Doncaster

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