Academy sponsor led · Doncaster

Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands

3–11Ages
394Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148388URN

The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

49 applications for 36 places · 70th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 20 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Doncaster median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 36 places offered · 33 named it first

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

2026 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.5; 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 The Woodlands Primary School (URN 134236), 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	36	49	1.4	33	0.92
Sep 2025	50	65	1.3	46	0.92
Sep 2024	36	41	1.1	36	1.00
Sep 2023	36	39	1.1	36	1.00
Sep 2022	35	37	1.1	35	1.00
Sep 2021	36	38	1.1	36	1.00
Sep 2020 *	44	51	1.2	42	0.95
Sep 2019 *	43	46	1.1	43	1.00
Sep 2018 *	43	50	1.2	42	0.98
Sep 2017 *	55	74	1.4	54	0.98
Sep 2016 *	60	77	1.3	67	1.12
Sep 2015 *	48	69	1.4	47	0.98
Sep 2014 *	57	85	1.5	56	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 77% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%45th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	66%	4%	105	105
2023/24	49%	3%	100	101
2022/23	51%	5%	100	101

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

Outwood Primary Academy WoodlandsThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Adwick Primary School
0.7 km · Doncaster

Good2019

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Doncaster

Good2023

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Highfields Primary Academy
1.0 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy
2.7 km · Doncaster

Improved significantly2024

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Rosedale Primary School
2.7 km · Doncaster

Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Carcroft Primary School
2.8 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Toll Bar Primary School
2.8 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Owston Park Primary Academy
3.3 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.2applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148388 · 371/2020
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 49.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: The Woodlands Primary School (URN 134236)
Address: The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7RG
Local authority: Doncaster

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