Academy sponsor led · Doncaster

The Mallard Academy

3–11Ages
356Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150367URN

Cedar Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

42 applications for 33 places · 76th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision		Inadequate

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Doncaster median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 33 places offered · 31 named it first

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

2026 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2023 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2022 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3; as the previous school
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 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Mallard Primary School (URN 134235), 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	33	42	1.3	31	0.94
Sep 2024 *	33	39	1.2	31	0.94
Sep 2023 *	35	42	1.2	35	1.00
Sep 2022 *	34	41	1.2	32	0.94
Sep 2021 *	34	49	1.4	34	1.00
Sep 2020 *	38	45	1.2	30	0.79
Sep 2019 *	42	44	1.1	35	0.83
Sep 2018 *	38	46	1.2	36	0.95
Sep 2017 *	37	51	1.4	35	0.95
Sep 2016 *	46	69	1.5	43	0.93
Sep 2015 *	40	55	1.4	39	0.98
Sep 2014 *	45	57	1.3	41	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

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

The Mallard AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place
Waverley Academy
0.5 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.0 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Warmsworth Primary School
1.4 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Hexthorpe Primary School
1.7 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.5applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Carr Lodge Academy
1.8 km · Doncaster

Remains Good · improving2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Balby Central Primary Academy
1.9 km · Doncaster

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Edlington Victoria Academy
2.2 km · Doncaster

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Doncaster

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150367 · 371/2021
Trust: Exceed Learning Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 356 on roll
Free school meals: 40.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: Mallard Primary School (URN 134235)
Address: Cedar Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9HU
Local authority: Doncaster

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