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Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

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

person Mrs Rachel Idell (Head of School)

corporate_fareJAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onMexborough, S64 0BE

language Visit Website phone 01709582619

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

34%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Mexborough, 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 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Mexborough, Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #84 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #12,930 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is 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 25.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

34%

LA 61%

Reading72% LA 72%

Writing48% LA 70%

Maths59% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.9

-1.6 to 3.0

0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-1.3 to 3.2

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.7 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading80% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -1.2

-3.3 to 1.2

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 0.0

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.3 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 59%

Reading79% LA 68%

Writing79% LA 75%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.9

-4.5 to 0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 3.3

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 1.9

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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	#12,930 / 14,159	#84	#13,523	#1
2024	#2,802 / 14,233	#19	#4,427	#1
2023	#2,719 / 13,940	#12	#2,279	#6,217
2019	#6,259 / 11,810	#28	#2,807	#10,072
2018	#4,082 / 10,972	#18	#3,206	#7,036

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2011-03-14

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(3 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 242 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, 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)	242	3	1.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	241	2	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	237	2	0.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	235	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	3	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	234	4	1.7%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	240	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	241	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	241	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	234	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	225	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	234	9	3.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	227	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	6	2.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	192	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils