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Kingfisher Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Coventry Grove, Wheatley, Doncaster DN2 4PY · astrea-kingfisher.org · 01302 349275
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- 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
- 432
- 12 over 420 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 33.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Astrea Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Doncaster it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106727)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Kingfisher Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 10
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied