Hatchell Wood Primary Academy

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is performing well, demonstrating strong overall effectiveness across all areas of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school's nurturing environment contributes to high student engagement and positive relationships between pupils and staff. Leaders emphasize the importance of mental health and well-being, which fosters a sense of community among students and facilitates effective learning experiences. The school's ambitious curriculum supports the development of pupils across various subjects, encouraging a love of reading and equipping them with essential skills. Despite the strengths, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that teachers consistently check all pupils' understanding to address any gaps in knowledge more effectively. This is crucial as the school continues to build on its successes in the coming years.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being.
• Nurturing and caring environment for all pupils.
• Ambitious curriculum that encourages reading and personal growth.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding in some lessons.

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 Hatchell Wood Primary Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Hatchell Wood 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 Hatchell Wood Primary Academy had 21.7 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, 18.2% of pupils at Hatchell Wood Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 2024–25 Hatchell Wood Primary Academy received £6,411 and spent £6,379 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £92,000 (£223 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Rose Learning Trust, income was £6,563 and spending £6,320 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

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is part of The Rose Learning Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Lakeside Primary Academy Doncaster
• Town Field Primary School Doncaster
• Woodfield Primary School Doncaster
• Balby Central Primary Academy Doncaster
• Richmond Hill Primary Academy Doncaster
• Scawsby Junior Academy Doncaster
• Owston Park Primary Academy Doncaster
• Crowle Primary Academy Crowle
• Scawby Academy Brigg
• Hibaldstow Academy Brigg

What is Hatchell Wood Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2022.

When was Hatchell Wood Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2022.

How many pupils does Hatchell Wood Primary Academy have?

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy has 433 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hatchell Wood Primary Academy cover?

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hatchell Wood Primary Academy?

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is at Plumpton Park Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 6SL.