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Kingfisher Primary Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 432 pupils Doncaster
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Kingfisher Primary Academy is an academy converter in Doncaster for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 432 pupils on roll. In 2025, 77% 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 Does not apply
Address Coventry Grove
Wheatley
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN2 4PY
Phone 01302349275
Reference Number 143876

General Makeup

Number of pupils 432
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.77%
Girls: 50.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 33.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 33 54
2 35 24 59
3 23 33 56
4 30 25 55
5 30 25 55
6 27 34 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 51.6%
White, Other 12.3%
African 11.8%
Pakistani 4.4%
Indian 4.2%
Asian, Other 4.2%
White & Asian 2.1%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 23 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
23 Apr 2025 School inspection
26 Nov 2019 School inspection
04 Feb 2017 Academy conversion letter
08 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Kingfisher Primary School
23 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
14 Sep 2010 Curriculum and development visit
09 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
14 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 105
Maths 105

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 -3.1
Writing 0
Maths -3.2

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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 7 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Kingfisher Primary Academy had 399 pupils for 420 places. 21 places (5.0%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Danum Pyramid Primary” planning area

Doncaster counted 323 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 293 in 2029–30, down 9%.

20172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420420420
Pupils 383382364379362372411399
Unfilled 8.8%9.0%13.3%9.8%13.8%11.4%2.1%5.0%

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 Kingfisher Primary Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.8%2.6%2.6%5.1%3.8%3.6%3.3%
Unauthorised absence 1.5%1.6%0.9%1.7%1.8%2.3%1.9%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.6%0.6%1.8%0.9%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, 0.9% of pupils at Kingfisher Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.90.00.00.00.70.00.91.6
Permanent exclusions 00000000

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 Kingfisher Primary Academy had 25.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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 11.110.411.811.311.912.111.712.112.2
Teachers who left state teaching 11.6%0.0%0.0%3.3%11.4%5.3%17.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%31.6%–36.8%81.0%55.0%81.8%33.3%–
Sick days per teacher 3.40.9–4.710.82.312.40.7–

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, 12.5% of pupils at Kingfisher Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 28 4
Social, emotional and mental health 11 1
Moderate learning difficulty 6 1
Specific learning difficulty 7 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 2
Physical disability 0 1

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 Kingfisher Primary Academy received £6,389 and spent £6,475 for each of its 432 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £151,000 (£350 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Astrea Academy Trust, income was £8,290 and spending £8,206 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £55,000£84,000£126,000£105,000£98,000£112,000£151,000
per pupil £141£204£315£279£260£263£350
In-year balance £235,000£74,000£284,000£230,000£35,000-£238,000-£37,000
per pupil £608£179£708£612£93-£556-£86

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
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0.45 miles
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0.5 miles
Sandringham Primary School
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0.5 miles
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1.24 miles
Arksey Primary School
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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
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1.61 miles
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
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1.7 miles
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1.71 miles
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1.74 miles
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1.81 miles
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1.82 miles
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1.87 miles
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1.89 miles
Kirk Sandall Infant School
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1.93 miles
Kirk Sandall Junior School
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1.93 miles
Kirkby Avenue Primary School
Kirkby Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 9TF
1.97 miles
Southfield Primary
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2.01 miles
Name Distance
Hospital Teaching Service
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0.69 miles
Heatherwood School
Leger Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 6HQ
0.88 miles
Outwood Academy Danum
Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5QD
0.91 miles
Bader Academy
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1.31 miles
Doncaster School for Deaf Children
Leger Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 6AY
1.39 miles
Hungerhill School
Hungerhill Lane, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 2JY
1.42 miles
Hall Cross Academy
Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2HY
1.48 miles
DN Colleges Group
Chappell Drive, Doncaster, DN1 2RF
1.49 miles
Armthorpe Academy
Mere Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 2DA
1.78 miles
Doncaster UTC
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XP East
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2 miles
XP School
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2.04 miles
Waterside School
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2.09 miles
Harrison College
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2.31 miles
The McAuley Catholic High School
Cantley Lane, Cantley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 3QF
2.82 miles
Don Valley Academy
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2.87 miles
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND
3.23 miles
Stone Hill School
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3.26 miles
Ridgewood School
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB
3.26 miles
More Than Ed Independent School
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3.59 miles

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Kingfisher Primary Academy is part of Astrea Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Kingfisher Primary Academy have?

Kingfisher Primary Academy has 432 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingfisher Primary Academy cover?

Kingfisher Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingfisher Primary Academy?

Kingfisher Primary Academy is at Coventry Grove, Wheatley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4PY.

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