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Hatchell Wood Primary Academy

3–11Ages
433Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145080URN

Plumpton Park Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 6SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 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

82 applications for 55 places · 56th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 February 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Doncaster median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 55 places offered · 51 named it first

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

2026 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.5; 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 Hatchell Wood Primary School (URN 130924), 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	55	82	1.5	51	0.93
Sep 2025	59	95	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2024	49	83	1.7	43	0.88
Sep 2023	60	83	1.4	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	81	1.4	57	0.95
Sep 2021	57	88	1.5	57	1.00
Sep 2020	51	67	1.3	45	0.88
Sep 2019	48	75	1.6	43	0.90
Sep 2018	53	87	1.6	49	0.92
Sep 2017 *	59	90	1.5	54	0.92
Sep 2016 *	42	69	1.6	38	0.90
Sep 2015 *	53	77	1.5	46	0.87
Sep 2014 *	60	94	1.6	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 48% · Writing 68% · Maths 63% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%84th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard48%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	38%	3%	101	102
2023/24	61%	5%	103	103
2022/23	52%	6%	105	103

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

Hatchell Wood Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Willow Primary School
1.4 km · Doncaster

Good2022

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Primary School
1.7 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Bessacarr Primary
2.0 km · Doncaster

Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Doncaster

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.4 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good · improving2024

75%met the SATs standard
Tornedale Infant Academy
2.5 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.9applications 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: 145080 · 371/2198
Trust: The Rose Learning Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals: 25.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Hatchell Wood Primary School (URN 130924)
Address: Plumpton Park Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 6SL
Local authority: Doncaster

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