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Hawthorn Primary School

2–11Ages
231Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147797URN

Elmham Road, Cantley, Doncaster, DN4 6LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 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

29 applications for 20 places · 63rd of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 26 June 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

29 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
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 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Doncaster median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Hawthorn Primary School (URN 106741), 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	20	29	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2025	20	27	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2024	24	28	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2023	18	21	1.2	16	0.89
Sep 2022	20	23	1.2	16	0.80
Sep 2021	21	24	1.1	19	0.90
Sep 2020 *	27	30	1.1	24	0.89
Sep 2019 *	26	31	1.2	26	1.00
Sep 2018 *	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2017 *	19	24	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2016 *	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2015 *	39	42	1.1	29	0.74
Sep 2014 *	16	30	1.9	14	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 73% · Maths 64% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%69th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	55%	6%	106	105
2023/24	56%	0%	102	101
2022/23	46%	5%	103	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

Hawthorn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Good2023

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Willow Primary School
1.4 km · Doncaster

Good2022

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy
1.7 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Plover Primary School
2.1 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lakeside Primary Academy
2.3 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Intake Primary Academy
2.4 km · Doncaster

2026

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Doncaster

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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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: 147797 · 371/2179
Trust: Empowering Minds Academy Trust
Capacity: 275 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Hawthorn Primary School (URN 106741)
Address: Elmham Road, Cantley, Doncaster, DN4 6LQ
Local authority: Doncaster

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