Wadworth Primary School
Meadow Rise, Wadworth, Doncaster, DN11 9AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Cave
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 106715
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302851451
About this school
Wadworth Primary School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wadworth Primary 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 42% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 58% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 47% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Wadworth 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 | 30% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wadworth Primary School compares
Wadworth Primary School ranked 61st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.9% | 17% | 145 | — |
| Carr Lodge Academy | 67% | 4.7% | 18.3% | 448 | 2.0 miles |
| Tickhill Estfeld Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 218 | 2.3 miles |
| Hill Top Academy | 78% | 4.3% | 32% | 380 | 2.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington | 71% | 3.4% | 25.8% | 198 | 2.4 miles |
| Grange Lane Infant Academy | — | 5.5% | 39.8% | 251 | 2.5 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)
- 17.02%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carr Lodge Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Tickhill Estfeld Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Hill Top Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington2.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Grange Lane Infant Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Wadworth Primary School ranks 67th of the 96 ranked primary 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 Wadworth Primary School teach?
- Wadworth Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Wadworth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wadworth Primary School is Mrs Emma Cave, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wadworth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wadworth 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 many pupils are at Wadworth Primary School?
- Wadworth Primary School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wadworth Primary School full?
- Wadworth Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 145 on roll (69%), 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 Wadworth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wadworth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wadworth Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wadworth Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wadworth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wadworth Primary School compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Wadworth Primary School ranked 61st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wadworth Primary School's absence rate?
- Wadworth Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wadworth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wadworth 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.