Hawthorn Primary School

Hawthorn Primary School, which has not been inspected previously under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, has shown notable improvement under new leadership and is performing well across all evaluated domains. The school environment is characterized by secure relationships among pupils and staff, and a positive behavior culture that has led to decreased behavior incidents. Pupils feel safe and value the support provided by adults in the school, indicating a successful nurturing environment that promotes both academic and personal development.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement set by leaders.
• Ambitious curriculum designed with clear learning progression.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics with well-matched resources.
• Positive personal development initiatives including varied educational visits.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptation of tasks and questions in some lessons.
• Subject leaders do not consistently utilize quality assurance to inform staff development.

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 Hawthorn Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.5% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Hawthorn 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 Hawthorn Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% 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, 20.3% of pupils at Hawthorn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.4% 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 Hawthorn Primary School received £7,430 and spent £7,098 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £260,000 (£1,132 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Empowering Minds Academy Trust, income was £6,585 and spending £6,362 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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Hawthorn Primary School is part of Empowering Minds Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Bessacarr Primary Doncaster
• Southfield Primary Doncaster
• Tranmoor Primary Doncaster
• Highwoods Academy Mexborough

What is Hawthorn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hawthorn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Hawthorn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hawthorn Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Hawthorn Primary School have?

Hawthorn Primary School has 231 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hawthorn Primary School cover?

Hawthorn Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Hawthorn Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hawthorn Primary School?

Hawthorn Primary School is at Elmham Road, Cantley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 6LQ.