SCHOOL PROFILE

Hayfield Lane Primary School

Primary Community school URN 106746
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Doncaster
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 439 421 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 215 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 224 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.4%
11.4 pts below England
School 13.4%
Doncaster 29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
Doncaster 15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Doncaster 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.7%
385
Any other White background
3.9%
17
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
10
White and Asian
1.4%
6
African
0.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.0% 70 of 439 pupils
4.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.0%
Doncaster 19.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 1.8% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Moderate learning difficulty 21
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Doncaster 61.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Doncaster 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Doncaster 70.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Doncaster 72.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.52 pts lower than England
School 3.70%
Doncaster 6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.11 pts lower than England
School 6.70%
Doncaster 16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
Doncaster 1.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

104.5% 16.3 pts above England
Hayfield Lane Primary School
104.5%
Doncaster
89.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information