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Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 227 pupils Mexborough
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Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Mexborough for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 227 pupils on roll. In 2025, 34% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Sedgefield Way
Mexborough
South Yorkshire
S64 0BE
Phone 01709582619
Reference Number 143581

General Makeup

Number of pupils 227
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.7%
Girls: 53.3%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 18 30
2 17 13 30
3 15 14 29
4 10 12 22
5 15 14 29
6 11 14 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.5%
White & Black (African) 2.2%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
African 1.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 14 Jan 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
14 Jan 2025 School inspection
02 Oct 2019 School inspection
06 Dec 2016 Academy conversion letter
26 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
14 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
12 May 2010 Monitoring visit
20 May 2008 Full inspection:
24 May 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 34%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing 0.9
Maths -0.6

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 3 3

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School had 202 pupils for 210 places. 8 places (3.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “The Laurel Pyramid Primary” planning area

Doncaster counted 183 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 187 in 2029–30, up 2%.

20172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210
Pupils 191194193200202201206202
Unfilled 9.0%7.6%8.1%4.8%3.8%4.3%1.9%3.8%

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 Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%2.5%2.1%5.0%3.6%3.0%3.8%
Unauthorised absence 2.1%1.5%0.6%1.6%1.7%1.7%1.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%1.2%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.5%1.1%

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, 1.7% of pupils at Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.07.91.31.70.42.53.02.13.7
Permanent exclusions 000000101

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 Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School had 25.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.012.110.310.69.49.58.59.18.8
Teachers who left state teaching 23.3%0.0%10.4%0.0%9.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 88.9%50.0%–30.0%45.5%72.7%45.5%90.0%–
Sick days per teacher 6.12.1–1.21.53.41.63.1–

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, 14.5% of pupils at Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 12 3
Other difficulty or disability 13 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 3
Speech, language and communication needs 4 0
Physical disability 2 0

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 Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School received £7,128 and spent £7,062 for each of its 233 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£405 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of James Montgomery Academy Trust, income was £6,982 and spending £6,835 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £68,000£69,000£143,000£112,000£73,000£77,000£94,000
per pupil £307£306£627£484£321£341£405
In-year balance -£23,000£8,000£17,000£24,000-£42,000£6,000£15,000
per pupil -£104£37£73£104-£182£28£66

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.

Name Distance
Montagu Academy
Park Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 9PH
0.3 miles
Windhill Primary School
Hollingworth Close, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 0PQ
0.52 miles
New Pastures Primary School
Pitt Street, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 0LT
0.6 miles
Highwoods Academy
Highwoods Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 9ES
0.82 miles
Swinton Queen Primary School
Queen Street, Swinton, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8NE
1.4 miles
Barnburgh Primary Academy
Church Lane, Barnburgh, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7EZ
1.5 miles
Denaby Main Primary Academy
School Walk, Denaby Main, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 4HZ
1.53 miles
Brookfield Primary Academy
Lime Grove, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8TQ
1.66 miles
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wadworth Street, Denaby Main, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 4AQ
1.79 miles
Wath Victoria Primary School
Sandymount Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7AD
2.06 miles
Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
Meadow View Road, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 5UA
2.07 miles
Rowena Academy
Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3JY
2.11 miles
Lacewood Primary School
Carr Head Lane, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 8DA
2.12 miles
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
Broadway, Swinton, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8HF
2.12 miles
Carrfield Primary Academy
Highgate Lane, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 8AL
2.16 miles
Kilnhurst Primary School
Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 5TA
2.17 miles
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy
Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3LR
2.19 miles
Morley Place Academy
Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3LZ
2.22 miles
Castle Academy
Low Road, Doncaster, DN12 3DW
2.36 miles
Heather Garth Primary School Academy
Billingley View, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 8ES
2.38 miles
Name Distance
The Laurel Academy
Maple Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 9SD
0.57 miles
Milton School
Storey Street, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8QG
1.54 miles
Swinton Academy
East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8JW
1.98 miles
De Warenne Academy
Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3JY
2.15 miles
Astrea Academy Dearne
Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9EW
2.16 miles
Pennine View School
Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3LR
2.19 miles
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7PQ
2.38 miles
Wath Academy
Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7NW
2.45 miles
Thrybergh Academy
Park Lane, Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4BP
3.47 miles
Rawmarsh Community School
Monkwood Road, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 7GA
3.59 miles
The Robert Ogden School
Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S63 0BG
3.93 miles
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Tait Avenue, Edlington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 1HH
4.41 miles
Stone Hill School
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB
4.91 miles
Ridgewood School
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB
4.91 miles

All schools in Mexborough · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is part of James Montgomery Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School have?

Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School has 227 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School cover?

Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 34% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School?

Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is at Sedgefield Way, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 0BE.

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