OFSTED
31 January 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Doncaster
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
243
242 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
117
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
126
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.5 pts
below England
School
19.3%
Doncaster
29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.4 pts
above England
School
31.7%
Doncaster
15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Doncaster
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
34.6%
84
White British
26.7%
65
Any other White background
21.4%
52
Any other Black background
4.1%
10
Any other Asian background
3.7%
9
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.3%
42 of
243 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Reading
16.2 pts above England
School
90.0%
Doncaster
72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Doncaster
70.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.58 pts
lower than
England
School
3.63%
Doncaster
6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.92 pts
lower than
England
School
4.89%
Doncaster
16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
101.3%
13.1 pts
above England
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
101.3%
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.