Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School
Field House Road, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, DN5 7RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Martin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 106707
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302853655
About this school
Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Sprotbrough Orchard Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 4% | 208 | — |
| Copley Junior School | 74% | 3.4% | 8.5% | 194 | 0.1 miles |
| Warmsworth Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 461 | 0.9 miles |
| Waverley Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 48.2% | 201 | 1.1 miles |
| Richmond Hill Primary Academy | 74% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 414 | 1.2 miles |
| The Mallard Academy | — | 6.1% | 44.3% | 356 | 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)
- 4.03%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Copley Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Warmsworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Waverley Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Richmond Hill Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
The Mallard Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Arksey 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
Common questions
- What ages does Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School teach?
- Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School?
- The headteacher of Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School is Mrs Elaine Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sprotbrough Orchard Infant 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 many pupils are at Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School?
- Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School full?
- Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School has capacity for 206 pupils and 208 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School a faith school?
- No. Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School's absence rate?
- Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sprotbrough Orchard Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.