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Arksey Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Doncaster

Ings Way, Doncaster, DN5 0TE

Website 01302874432

83

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.9%

1.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

76

Capacity used

Has space

54%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

8 of 8 families who put it first got an offer

8

Places offered

9

Total applications

1.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference88● 100%
2nd preference00—
3rd preference10● 0%
Total9889%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Shelley Fisher
Address
Ings Way, Arksey, Doncaster, DN5 0TE
Phone
01302874432
Local authority
Doncaster
Ward / constituency
Bentley · Doncaster North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106676

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support12%——
49% boys (37)51% girls (39)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

76 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    19 May 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementStrong standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    04 May 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 65 pupils

Attendance

96.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

1.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

29%
20/21
17%
21/22
8%
22/23
10%
23/24
2%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths83%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard83%
+22% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard83%
+9% vs England
Higher standard42%
+13% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard83%
+10% vs England
Higher standard33%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Higher standard25%
-7% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

502019852023832024

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard8%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Doncaster council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.