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Bawtry Mayflower Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Lisa Powell (Headteacher)

location_onDoncaster, DN10 6PU

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a Community school primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a community school in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 216 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #53 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #7,601 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 72%

Writing79% LA 70%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading86% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.9

-3.0 to 1.0

0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 2.1

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading70% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -1.2

-5.4 to -1.1

1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-0.7 to 3.3

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.2 to -1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 68%

Writing88% LA 75%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.9

-5.8 to -1

2.5

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 4.8

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.4 to 2

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#7,601 / 14,159	#53	#6,712	#1
2024	#4,120 / 14,233	#29	#1,091	#1
2023	#7,392 / 13,940	#41	#5,369	#8,419
2019	#10,341 / 11,810	#51	#8,615	#9,919
2018	#7,291 / 10,972	#35	#5,564	#6,761

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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28 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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29 March 2011

Inspection Report

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19 November 2007

Inspection Report

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06 July 2007

Inspection Report

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08 December 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

verified_user Safeguarding: Met Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2016-06-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2011-03-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2007-11-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 215 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	215	1	0.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	214	15	7.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	215	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	4	1.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	223	3	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	252	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	249	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	255	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	261	1	0.4%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	275	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	279	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	275	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	285	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	284	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

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Bawtry Mayflower Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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