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Balby Central Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Littlemoor Lane, Balby, Doncaster DN4 0LL · balbycentralprimary.co.uk · 01302 321914
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- 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
- 448
- 93% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 54 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 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106732)
Ofsted
Balby Central Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 42
- 9% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (31%) with SEND