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Sandringham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Sandringham Road, Doncaster DN2 5LS · sandringham.school · 01302 361880
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Doncaster 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 433
- 13 over 420 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31%
- First language not English
- 29.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 44 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 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106730)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sandringham Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106730), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106730)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106730)
Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106730)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 45
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied