Arksey Primary School
Ings Way, Arksey, Doncaster, DN5 0TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shelley Fisher
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 106676
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302874432
About this school
Arksey Primary School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 76 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 83% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 8% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 83% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 83% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 83% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Arksey Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arksey Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.1% | 13.9% | 76 | — |
| Bentley New Village Primary School | 56% | 4.9% | 53.4% | 250 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 31.5% | 136 | 0.7 miles |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 42.1% | 439 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingfisher Primary Academy | 77% | 5.2% | 32.3% | 432 | 1.3 miles |
| Park Primary School | 54% | 5.1% | 31.7% | 416 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.13%
- Persistent absence
- 1.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bentley New Village Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Bentley High Street Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Kingfisher Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Park Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Primary
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
- Atlas Academy Primary
- Auckley Primary Academy Primary
- Balby Central Primary Academy Primary
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primary
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
- Belton All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arksey Primary School teach?
- Arksey Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Arksey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Arksey Primary School is Mrs Shelley Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arksey Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arksey Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Arksey Primary School?
- Arksey Primary School has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Arksey Primary School full?
- Arksey Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 76 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Arksey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Arksey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Arksey Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Arksey Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Arksey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Arksey Primary School's absence rate?
- Arksey Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arksey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arksey Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.