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Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School

Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 8NQ

This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).

It was replaced by Scawsby Junior Academy. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Primary
School type
Community school
Ages
7 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr P Chambers
Constituency
Doncaster North
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
Capacity
360
Pupils on roll
358
URN
106706
Local authority
Doncaster

About this school

Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School was a community primary school in Doncaster. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 358 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 89
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 56%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 0%
Expected standard in reading 72%
Expected standard in maths 82%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling 79%
Average scaled score in reading 105.0
Average scaled score in maths 106.0
Reading progress -1.40
Writing progress -4.60
Maths progress +0.60

How Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School compares

Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2022/23.

School KS2 RWM (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school 5.3% 22.6% 358
Scawsby Junior Academy 61% 4.6% 21.2% 355 0.0 miles
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School 5% 11.7% 308 0.0 miles
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School 63% 5.3% 25.2% 302 0.2 miles
Rosedale Primary School 75% 5.2% 34.4% 175 0.6 miles
Kirkby Avenue Primary School 61% 5.3% 30.8% 347 0.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
22.6%
English as an additional language
3.9%
Overall absence
5.3%
Persistent absence
12.2%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Doncaster

Common questions

What ages does Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School teach?
Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Doncaster.
Has Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School?
Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School had 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
What are Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Scawsby Saltersgate Junior 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 11 September 2023.