Ofsted: Good emoji_events #11 in Doncaster public Top 17% UK

Morley Place Academy

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

personMr Ash Duncan

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onDoncaster, DN12 3LZ

phone 1709302340

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

296

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Expected Standard

77%

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Age Range

7-11

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Morley Place Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Morley Place Academy is an academy sponsor led in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 295 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #1,227 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. 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 pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 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

77%

LA 61%

Reading89% LA 72%

Writing87% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading68% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA -0.9

-5.4 to -2.5

0.4

Write

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 1.8

-4.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-6.2 to -3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading61% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -1.2

-3.0 to 0.0

0.7

Write

LA 0.0

-0.6 to 2.1

0.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 59%

Reading57% LA 68%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths58% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA -0.9

-5.6 to -2.6

-0.8

Write

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 0.6

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.2 to -1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2021

Inspection Report

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03 February 2021

Inspection Report

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01 October 2020

Inspection Report

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06 November 2019

Inspection Report

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12 February 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-05-13

Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-02-12

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-03-18

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(6 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 295 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, which is above 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)	295	10	3.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	297	3	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	295	10	3.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	296	2	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	298	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	295	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	296	4	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	299	15	5.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	294	9	3.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	297	4	1.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	292	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	289	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	289	6	2.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	294	9	3.1%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	290	5	1.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	292	9	3.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	287	9	3.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	275	13	4.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	279	5	1.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	284	6	2.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	267	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	269	5	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	273	11	4.0%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils