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Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy

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

person Mrs Nicola Parker-Watts (Executive Headteacher)

corporate_fareARMTHORPE SHAW WOOD ACADEMY LIMITED

location_onDoncaster, DN3 2DG

language Visit Website phone 01302831307

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

418

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy is an academy converter in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ARMTHORPE SHAW WOOD ACADEMY LIMITED. The school has approximately 462 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #2,360 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

72%

LA 61%

Reading84% LA 72%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading87% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.9

-3.0 to 0.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.4

-0.4 to 3.2

3.4

Maths

LA -0.5

1.6 to 5.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading87% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA -1.2

2.6 to 5.8

1.8

Write

LA 0.0

0.4 to 3.3

0.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%

Reading74% LA 68%

Writing85% LA 75%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.9

-1.1 to 1.7

1.3

Write

LA 0.0

0 to 2.6

2.5

Maths

LA -0.3

1.2 to 3.8

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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	#2,360 / 14,159	#20	#4,035	#1
2024	#2,618 / 14,233	#15	#4,783	#1
2023	#5,404 / 13,940	#28	#8,084	#3,932
2019	#4,412 / 11,810	#18	#7,628	#1,845
2018	#2,563 / 10,972	#12	#4,335	#3,033

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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07 January 2020

Inspection Report

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20 April 2016

Inspection Report

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22 January 2015

Inspection Report

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30 September 2014

Inspection Report

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21 May 2014

Inspection Report

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02 October 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2014-05-21

None Legacy

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 446 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	446	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	432	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	399	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	400	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	476	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	500	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	477	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	499	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	497	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils