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Woodfield Primary School

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

person Mrs Kate Hallam (Headteacher)

corporate_fareTHE ROSE LEARNING TRUST

location_onDoncaster, DN4 8LA

language Visit Website phone 01302853289

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

380

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Woodfield Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woodfield Primary School is an academy converter in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 402 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #47 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #6,723 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

63%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing63% LA 70%

Maths77% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading66% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading57% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.9

-2.5 to 1.0

-1.9

Write

LA -0.4

-3.6 to -0.2

2.6

Maths

LA -0.5

0.9 to 4.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading88% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.2

Read

LA -1.2

3.2 to 7.3

3.5

Write

LA 0.0

1.6 to 5.3

3.9

Maths

LA -0.3

2.2 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%

Reading86% LA 68%

Writing73% LA 75%

Maths82% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.7

Read

LA -0.9

4.1 to 9.3

1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 3.5

3.6

Maths

LA -0.3

1.3 to 5.9

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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	#6,723 / 14,159	#47	#7,408	#1
2024	#2,841 / 14,233	#20	#6,176	#1
2023	#8,796 / 13,940	#52	#11,216	#7,121
2019	#905 / 11,810	#5	#3,942	#245
2018	#1,749 / 10,972	#9	#5,266	#375

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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01 May 2019

Inspection Report

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06 December 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-02-11

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

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2019-05-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2014-09-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2012-10-23

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 394 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	394	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	388	4	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	390	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	383	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	383	3	0.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	383	2	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	380	4	1.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	365	3	0.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	376	5	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	375	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	364	4	1.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	358	2	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	351	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	343	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	355	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	353	3	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	349	2	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	356	3	0.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	350	8	2.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	342	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	337	8	2.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	338	6	1.8%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils