Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy is an academy converter in Doncaster for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 276 pupils on roll. In 2025, 74% 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 | Jossey Lane Scawthorpe Doncaster South Yorkshire DN5 9ED |
| Phone | 01302780246 |
| Reference Number | 148777 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 276 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.81%
Girls: 48.19% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 20.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
| 6 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 87% |
| White, Other | 9.4% |
| Irish | 1.1% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.1% |
| Asian, Other | 0.7% |
| African | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 12 Nov 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2024 | School inspection |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Academy conversion letter |
| 07 Jul 2016 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary School | |
| 13 Jan 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 07 May 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Feb 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 29 Nov 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Jun 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 31 Jan 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 74% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 11% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 4.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 9 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 7 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy had 237 pupils for 280 places. 43 places (15.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Don Valley Pyramid Primary” planning area
Doncaster counted 221 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 229 in 2029–30, up 4%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 306 | 280 | 280 | 280 |
| Pupils | 243 | 253 | 246 | 237 |
| Unfilled | 20.6% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 15.4% |
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 Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.7% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
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, 3.0% of pupils at Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 6.5 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 57.1% | 73.3% | 68.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.3 | – |
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, 23.2% of pupils at Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 | 29 | 6 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 22 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 11 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 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 Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy received £8,312 and spent £8,218 for each of its 264 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£1 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Leger Education Trust, income was £7,997 and spending £7,894 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£44,000 | -£28,000 | £0 |
| per pupil | -£160 | -£103 | £1 |
| In-year balance | -£68,000 | £45,000 | £25,000 |
| per pupil | -£249 | £167 | £94 |
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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Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School
Rose Crescent, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 9EW |
0.59 miles |
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Bentley High Street Primary School
High Street, Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0AA |
0.75 miles |
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Rosedale Primary School
Emley Drive, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8RL |
0.77 miles |
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Scawsby Junior Academy
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8NQ |
0.83 miles |
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Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School
Windsor Walk, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8NQ |
0.86 miles |
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
Finkle Street, Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0RP |
0.86 miles |
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Bentley New Village Primary School
Asquith Road, Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0NU |
0.93 miles |
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Kirkby Avenue Primary School
Kirkby Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 9TF |
1 miles |
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Highfields Primary Academy
Coppice Road, Highfields, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7JB |
1.12 miles |
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Toll Bar Primary School
Askern Road, Toll Bar, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QR |
1.27 miles |
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St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Doncaster Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7QN |
1.31 miles |
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Arksey Primary School
Ings Way, Arksey, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0TE |
1.51 miles |
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Adwick Primary School
Windmill Balk Lane, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SH |
1.67 miles |
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Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands
The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7RG |
1.67 miles |
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Richmond Hill Primary Academy
Melton Road, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7SB |
1.93 miles |
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Park Primary School
Monmouth Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4JP |
2.33 miles |
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Town Field Primary School
Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2JS |
2.33 miles |
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Hexthorpe Primary School
Urban Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 0HH |
2.46 miles |
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Atlas Academy
Prospect Place, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3QP |
2.5 miles |
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St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Roberts Road, Balby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 0JN |
2.5 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Don Valley Academy
Jossey Lane, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 9DD |
0.39 miles |
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Stone Hill School
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB |
1.03 miles |
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Ridgewood School
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB |
1.03 miles |
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Outwood Academy Adwick
Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SF |
1.72 miles |
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DN Colleges Group
Chappell Drive, Doncaster, DN1 2RF |
1.87 miles |
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North Ridge Community School
Tenter Balk Lane, Adwick-le-Street, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7EF |
1.93 miles |
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Hall Cross Academy
Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2HY |
2.37 miles |
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Doncaster UTC
College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3BF |
2.38 miles |
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Hospital Teaching Service
Level 1 the Children's Hospital, Doncaster, DN2 5LT |
2.52 miles |
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Harrison College
Barclay Court, Doncaster, DN4 5HZ |
2.85 miles |
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Waterside School
Eco Power Stadium (East Stand), Stadium Way, Doncaster, DN4 5JW |
2.88 miles |
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Doncaster School for Deaf Children
Leger Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 6AY |
2.92 miles |
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XP School
Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5NG |
3.07 miles |
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XP East
Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5NG |
3.11 miles |
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Heatherwood School
Leger Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 6HQ |
3.37 miles |
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Outwood Academy Danum
Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5QD |
3.42 miles |
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Bader Academy
Chappell Avenue, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
3.43 miles |
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Astrea Academy Woodfields
Weston Road, Doncaster, DN4 8ND |
3.55 miles |
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Hungerhill School
Hungerhill Lane, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 2JY |
3.66 miles |
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More Than Ed Independent School
Cherry Tree Court, Cherry Tree Way Woodfield Park, Balby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 8QN |
3.75 miles |
All schools in Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy is part of Leger Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- Ridgewood School Doncaster
- Spa Academy Askern Doncaster
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Doncaster
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Doncaster
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Doncaster
- Campsmount Academy Doncaster
- Tornedale Infant Academy Doncaster
How many pupils does Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy have?
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy has 276 pupils on roll.
What age range does Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy cover?
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy?
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy is at Jossey Lane, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 9ED.