West Road Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Doncaster · DN8 4LH · Doncaster
Ages 2–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM39.1%
- Demand1.00
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 146948
Marshland Primary Academy
Academy converter · Doncaster · DN8 4SB
Ages 2–11 · 187 pupils · Doncaster
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
69%
Overall absence
6.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-09-26
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.9%
Unauthorised2.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 128
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
10
Places offered
10
1st-preference offers
10
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 13
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 10
- 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 fill89%
187 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- Boys / girls
- 100 / 87
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 187 / 210 (89%)
- Free school meals
- 37.6%
- FSM pupils
- 64
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
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: VENN ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- VENN ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Venn Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Penny Marshall
Location
- Address
- Marshland Road, Moorends
- Postcode
- DN8 4SB
- Town
- Doncaster
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- District
- Doncaster
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: 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 2–11, in Doncaster, Doncaster, 187 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 37.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Thorne King Edward Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Doncaster · DN8 4BY · Doncaster
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM32.1%
- Demand1.00
0.8 miles away
Brooke Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Doncaster · DN8 5PQ · Doncaster
Ages 2–11
- KS248%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM31.3%
- Demand0.96
1.4 miles away
Green Top
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Primary
Doncaster · DN8 5LB · Doncaster
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM22.1%
- Demand1.00
1.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Penny Marshall
- Telephone
- 01405812693