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Denaby Main Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy

School Walk, Denaby Main, Doncaster DN12 4HZ · astreadenabymain.org · 01709 863622

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
75%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Doncaster 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
164
59% of 280 places
Local authority
Doncaster
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
64.4%
First language not English
7.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 14 (Places 14)14September 2023: 14 (Places 14)14September 2024: 20 (Places 21)20September 2025: 12 (Places 12)12September 2026: 14 (Places 14)14Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614141100%
September 2025Sept 202512121100%
September 2024Sept 202421201100%
September 2023Sept 202314141100%
September 2022Sept 202214141100%

Results

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Doncaster it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 52% (England 61%)52%2017/18: 19% (England 64%)19%2018/19: 32% (England 65%)32%2022/23: 32% (England 60%)32%2023/24: 44% (England 61%)44%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130923)

Ofsted

Denaby Main Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
11 Jul 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 130923), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Inadequate
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130923)

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