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Mallard Primary School

Community school · Doncaster · DN4 9HU

Ages 3–11 · 361 pupils · Doncaster

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

8.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.9%
Unauthorised4.0%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.8%
Enrolments in measure
333

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

31

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill86%

361 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
361
Boys / girls
189 / 172
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
361 / 420 (86%)
Free school meals
46.6%
FSM pupils
160
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kerry Sutcliffe

Location

Address
Cedar Road, Balby
Postcode
DN4 9HU
Town
Doncaster
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Doncaster
District
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster Central
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Doncaster, Doncaster, 361 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 46.6%.

Open schools in Doncaster
153
Primary schools in Doncaster
108
Academies among open schools in Doncaster
64% (98)
Open schools in DN4
24
Primary in DN4
14
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 DN4

  • The Mallard Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN4 9HU · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM40.5%

    0.2 miles away

  • Waverley Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN4 0UB · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM42.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Warmsworth Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Doncaster · DN4 9RG · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand1.05

    0.7 miles away

  • Woodfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN4 8LA · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM35.8%
    • Demand0.94

    0.8 miles away

  • Hexthorpe Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN4 0HH · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM57.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Edlington Victoria Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN12 1BN · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM52.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Carr Lodge Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN4 8GA · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand1.25

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kerry Sutcliffe

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