Balby Central Primary Academy | Primary in Doncaster | Ofsted & DfE

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

445

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

445

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

445

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDoncaster

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Balby Central Primary Academy · Primary · Doncaster

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

57%

+8pp

57%47%37%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

-1pp

9%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

65%

Reading higher standard

19%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

69%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

65%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

445

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

42%

FSM eligible

41%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Littlemoor Lane, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0LL

Local authority

Doncaster

Website

www.balbycentralprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01302321914

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	57%	2%	65%	19%	72%	2%	69%	15%	81%	65%	102.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	24%	445
2023/24	49%	3%	64%	10%	68%	3%	64%	15%	80%	68%	102.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	19%	469
2022/23	37%	0%	57%	15%	53%	0%	60%	20%	87%	62%	101.0	102.0	102.0	-0.40	-2.30	+0.80	21%	458
2018/19	47%	5%	50%	16%	64%	10%	62%	14%	74%	57%	100.0	102.0	102.0	-4.40	-2.80	-3.60	19%	442
2017/18	38%	9%	58%	22%	64%	16%	51%	11%	58%	67%	101.0	99.0	103.0	-2.90	-1.50	-4.30	—	438

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	445	22.3	24%	42%	41%	5%	15%
2023/24	469	23.2	19%	37%	39%	6%	17%
2022/23	458	22.2	21%	34%	39%	6%	15%
2021/22	451	24.4	20%	34%	43%	8%	28%
2020/21	443	21.3	17%	32%	34%	—	—
2018/19	442	23.4	19%	24%	36%	6%	16%
2017/18	—	23.1	—	—	—	5%	15%