Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School

Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School is performing well overall, continuing its status as a good school. Pupils are meeting high expectations, especially in reading and mathematics, where they are achieving commendably. However, there are areas, particularly in some curriculum subjects, where pupils are not reaching their full potential. While the school fosters a supportive environment and has made meaningful progress in adapting for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), there is room for improvement in ensuring all pupils can excel across the board. The leadership is well-regarded, and support from the local community enhances the school's offering.

Strengths

• High expectations across the school
• Strong achievement in reading and mathematics
• Effective behaviour policy promoting positive behaviour
• Creative adaptations for pupils with SEND
• Rich and enabling early years environment
• Strong community ties enhancing learning experiences

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent achievement in some curriculum subjects
• Some pupils struggle to select appropriately challenging tasks

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.0% of pupils at Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School received £6,388 and spent £6,478 for each of its 300 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £240,000 (£802 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School have?

Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School has 308 pupils on roll.

What age range does Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School cover?

Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School?

Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School is at Windsor Walk, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8NQ.