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Montagu Academy

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

person Miss Holly Freeman

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onMexborough, S64 9PH

language Visit Website phone 01709302246

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

324

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Montagu Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Mexborough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Montagu Academy is an academy sponsor led in Mexborough, Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 352 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #528 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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%

Reading84% LA 72%

Writing88% LA 70%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading83% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.9

-0.6 to 3.5

3.3

Write

LA -0.4

1.3 to 5.3

3.8

Maths

LA -0.5

1.9 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading59% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -1.2

-2.8 to 0.7

1.9

Write

LA 0.0

0.3 to 3.5

2.2

Maths

LA -0.3

0.7 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	#528 / 14,159	#2	#2,402	#1
2024	#999 / 14,233	#6	#1,228	#1
2023	#790 / 13,940	#4	#3,101	#1,120
2019	#5,713 / 11,810	#24	#8,857	#3,848

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 September 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-09-15

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-04-25

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2013-10-08

None EIF

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(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 366 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, 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)	366	3	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	362	3	0.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	361	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	352	3	0.9%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	331	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	327	4	1.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	324	4	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	311	6	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	329	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	322	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	319	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	375	10	2.7%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	371	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	370	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	390	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	390	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	392	10	2.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	409	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	419	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	414	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	446	2	0.4%	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 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils