Epworth Primary Academy

Epworth Primary Academy continues to perform well and maintains its 'good' status from the last inspection. The evidence gathered during this ungraded inspection suggests that the school might achieve an outstanding rating in a future graded inspection. The school's dedicated focus on creating a kind and caring environment fosters both academic success and personal growth among students, who demonstrate exemplary behavior and a strong work ethic. The extensive support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a notable strength, ensuring that all learners thrive academically and socially.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend and feel safe in a caring school environment.
• Curriculum is broad and ambitious, enabling excellent progress for all students.
• Teachers provide personalized support and ensure students' needs are addressed promptly.
• Exceptional strategies for embedding prior learning into new lessons.
• Pupils display exemplary attitudes and achieve well in assessments.
• Strong partnerships between school and families helping to instill a love for learning.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities enriching students' educational experiences.

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 Epworth Primary Academy attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Epworth Primary Academy 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 Epworth Primary Academy had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% 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, 15.0% of pupils at Epworth Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 2024–25 Epworth Primary Academy received £6,047 and spent £7,121 for each of its 298 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £344,000 (£1,158 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Isle Education Trust, income was £5,890 and spending £6,222 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Epworth Primary Academy is part of Isle Education Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• South Axholme Academy Doncaster
• Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy Scunthorpe
• Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy Gainsborough
• Alkborough Primary Academy Scunthorpe

What is Epworth Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Epworth Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Epworth Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Epworth Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Epworth Primary Academy have?

Epworth Primary Academy has 306 pupils on roll.

What age range does Epworth Primary Academy cover?

Epworth Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Epworth Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Epworth Primary Academy?

Epworth Primary Academy is at Birchfield Road, Epworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 1DL.