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Highwoods Academy

Primary

Doncaster · Mexborough · S64 9ES www.highwoods.doncaster.sch.uk/

Pupils
201
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
201
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
201
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDoncaster
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highwoods Academy · Primary · Doncaster

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+1pp
71%63%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
5%
-2pp
11%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
67%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
201
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Highwoods Road, Mexborough, S64 9ES
Local authority
Doncaster
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%5%86%67%71%14%76%14%76%86%111.0106.0110.013%201
2023/2466%7%76%21%76%21%69%14%76%66%103.0103.0102.010%213
2022/2362%4%65%12%77%19%77%12%77%65%103.0102.0103.0+0.70+4.20+1.3016%211
2018/1971%7%79%29%82%25%82%25%75%79%105.0105.0104.0+3.70+3.60+2.8024%208
2017/1854%11%57%18%82%18%79%32%82%50%101.0105.0101.0-2.00+2.30+2.80218

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520133.413%13%51%6%18%
2023/2421325.610%10%47%8%24%
2022/2321121.316%11%50%8%24%
2021/2220221.820%11%52%6%22%
2020/2120322.017%12%45%
2018/1920822.624%12%44%5%16%
2017/1824.15%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.