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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

person Mrs Mary Shelton

corporate_fareST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDoncaster, DN3 2DB

language Visit Website phone 01302833941

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

190

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 217 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #15 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #1,809 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. 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 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 7.3 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

71%

LA 61%

Reading89% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 70%

Maths93% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading69% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading85% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.9

-3.9 to 2.1

-1.8

Write

LA -0.4

-4.7 to 1.1

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.8 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading74% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -1.2

-5.5 to 0.2

-2.7

Write

LA 0.0

-5.3 to 0.0

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.1 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 68%

Writing77% LA 75%

Maths53% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.9

-3.4 to 1

0.8

Write

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 2.9

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.1 to -0.1

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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	#1,809 / 14,159	#15	#4,346	#1
2024	#11,460 / 14,233	#79	#10,058	#1
2023	#9,335 / 13,940	#57	#5,369	#10,232
2019	#10,124 / 11,810	#50	#7,263	#10,580
2018	#9,848 / 10,972	#49	#10,319	#7,816

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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07 January 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-07

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2016-10-05

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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2011-11-21

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Leadership

Good

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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

6.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(4 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 213 pupils. During this period, there were 14 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	213	14	6.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	17	8.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	5	2.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	193	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	183	4	2.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	177	4	2.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	179	7	3.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	166	1	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	171	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	171	1	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	171	3	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	174	2	1.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	174	1	0.6%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils