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Sheep Dip Lane Academy

Primary

Doncaster · Doncaster · DN7 4AU www.sheepdiplane.doncaster.sch.uk

Pupils
241
cap. 309
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDoncaster
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sheep Dip Lane Academy · Primary · Doncaster

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
76%
+22pp
76%65%54%
'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
5%3%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
241
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
61%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Sheep Dip Lane, Dunscroft, Doncaster, DN7 4AU
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
2024/2576%5%90%59%80%7%83%24%80%78%109.0107.0107.024%241
2023/2454%0%79%28%72%5%72%10%79%72%106.0102.0103.024%242
2022/2371%0%80%29%77%9%89%11%83%86%106.0105.0106.0+1.90+0.90+1.5020%258

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
2024/2524120.824%9%61%5%12%
2023/2424221.724%7%56%6%16%
2022/2325822.120%7%55%7%17%
2021/2226621.817%6%56%8%23%
2020/2127019.020%6%48%

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