Bentley High Street Primary School

Bentley High Street Primary School is a strongly performing school where pupils receive an extremely strong education. Inspectors found the curriculum highly ambitious across all subjects and year groups, with precise sequencing and assessment used well to identify and close gaps. Pupils achieve very well in national assessments, read fluently and with expression, and children in the early years get an extremely strong start. Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and make strong progress from their starting points. Pupils are polite, respectful and inclusive, and behaviour is exceptionally positive. Personal development is a high priority, with meaningful leadership roles, a strong careers curriculum and a well-planned programme of experiences that builds cultural capital. Attendance is rising, including for disadvantaged pupils, because the school works effectively with families. Leadership, governance and the trust know the school well and provide effective support and scrutiny, and staff feel extremely well supported. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school is part of the Exceed Learning Partnership and this was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. The inspection was a graded inspection under the current framework, so no overall effectiveness grade was given. No areas of concern were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious curriculum across all subjects and year groups
• Assessment used skilfully to identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge
• Pupils achieve very well in national assessments
• Strong phonics teaching with effective support for pupils who fall behind
• Extremely strong early years provision that prepares children well for key stage 1
• Quick identification of SEND and strong progress for pupils with SEND
• Pupils are polite, respectful, inclusive and behave maturely
• High-quality personal development, including leadership roles and a strong careers curriculum
• Effective work with families to improve attendance, including for disadvantaged pupils
• Leadership, governance and trust oversight are effective and staff feel well supported
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

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 Bentley High Street Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% 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 Bentley High Street 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 Bentley High Street Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.8% 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, 16.4% of pupils at Bentley High Street Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Bentley High Street Primary School received £7,132 and spent £6,897 for each of its 424 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £311,000 (£734 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Exceed Learning Partnership, income was £7,056 and spending £6,961 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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All schools in Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

Bentley High Street Primary School is part of Exceed Learning Partnership, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Rosedale Primary School Doncaster
• Hall Cross Academy Doncaster
• Sandringham Primary School Doncaster
• The Mallard Academy Doncaster
• Carr Lodge Academy Doncaster
• Willow Primary School Doncaster
• Edlington Victoria Academy Doncaster
• Hill Top Academy Doncaster
• Sheep Dip Lane Academy Doncaster

What is Bentley High Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bentley High Street Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Bentley High Street Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bentley High Street Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Bentley High Street Primary School have?

Bentley High Street Primary School has 439 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bentley High Street Primary School cover?

Bentley High Street Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Bentley High Street Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bentley High Street Primary School?

Bentley High Street Primary School is at High Street, Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0AA.