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Highfields Primary Academy

Academy converter · Doncaster · DN6 7JB

Ages 3–11 · 101 pupils · Doncaster

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)77%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
97

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

2

Places offered

2

1st-preference offers

2

Total preferences (any rank)
3
Preferred offers (top 3)
2
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill72%

101 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
101
Boys / girls
45 / 56
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
101 / 140 (72%)
Free school meals
66.7%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Delta Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mr Benjamin Williams

Location

Address
Coppice Road, Highfields
Postcode
DN6 7JB
Town
Doncaster
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Doncaster
District
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Doncaster, Doncaster, 101 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 66.7%.

Open schools in Doncaster
153
Primary schools in Doncaster
108
Academies among open schools in Doncaster
64% (98)
Open schools in DN6
15
Primary in DN6
11
Open schools in Doncaster LA
145
Primary in Doncaster LA
98

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DoncasterNear DN6

  • Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 7RG · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM49.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Adwick Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 7SH · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM24.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Rosedale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN5 8RL · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM29.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN5 9ED · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Doncaster · DN5 9EW · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Doncaster · DN5 8NQ · Doncaster

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Toll Bar Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Doncaster · DN5 0QR · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS223%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM70.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Benjamin Williams
Telephone
01302651037
Website
www.highfieldspa.org.uk

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