Wadworth Primary School

Wadworth Primary School is a warm, welcoming primary school that has improved since its previous inspection and is now judged good across all key areas. Pupils behave well, show courtesy and respect, and benefit from a broad range of enriching experiences, including visits, clubs and community activities. The early years provision is effective, reading and phonics are well established, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified quickly and supported well. Leadership is strong, governors provide effective support and challenge, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. Published outcomes in 2024 were below the national average, but leaders have acted effectively to make improvements this year. The main area for further work is reading: the school does not follow its reading curriculum closely enough in some classes, and some pupils find their work too easy. As a result, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should in reading. Overall, this is a good school with strong relationships, effective leadership and a clear commitment to continued improvement. The next step is to ensure the reading curriculum is used carefully to meet the needs of all pupils.

Strengths

• Warm, welcoming school with strong relationships with families and the community
• High expectations and a broad range of enriching experiences for pupils
• Good behaviour, courtesy and respectful relationships across the school
• Calm and orderly environment where pupils work hard and help each other
• Effective early years provision that prepares children well for Year 1
• Well-sequenced early reading and phonics curriculum with strong phonics outcomes
• Clearly identified subject knowledge and regular checks to address learning gaps
• Quick identification and effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong leadership, effective governors and a supportive staff culture
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Pupils take on responsibilities and contribute well to the local community

Areas for Improvement

• The reading curriculum is not followed closely enough in some classes
• Some pupils find their reading work too easy and do not achieve as well as they should

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 Wadworth Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Wadworth Primary 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 Wadworth Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.8% of pupils at Wadworth Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Wadworth Primary School received £6,660 and spent £6,866 for each of its 145 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £111,000 (-£762 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 Wadworth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wadworth Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Wadworth Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wadworth Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Wadworth Primary School have?

Wadworth Primary School has 145 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wadworth Primary School cover?

Wadworth Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wadworth Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wadworth Primary School?

Wadworth Primary School is at Meadow Rise, Wadworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 9AP.