Windhill Primary School
Hollingworth Close, Mexborough, S64 0PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Donna Howard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 106726
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709586949
About this school
Windhill Primary School is a community primary school in Mexborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 302 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 35 | 38 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 55% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 61% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 68% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 63% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Windhill 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 | 63% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 318 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Windhill Primary School compares
Windhill Primary School ranked 30th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.5% | 44.4% | 302 | — |
| Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | 34% | 5.3% | 36.5% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| New Pastures Primary School | 48% | 6.6% | 39.8% | 270 | 0.6 miles |
| Montagu Academy | 77% | 5.1% | 42.4% | 352 | 0.8 miles |
| Denaby Main Primary Academy | 75% | 4.1% | 60.3% | 164 | 1.2 miles |
| Barnburgh Primary Academy | 69% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 232 | 1.3 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)
- 44.4%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
New Pastures Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
Montagu Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
Denaby Main Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Barnburgh Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Mexborough
Windhill Primary School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Mexborough.
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Highwoods Academy Primary
- Kilnhurst Primary School Primary
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primary
- Montagu Academy Primary
- New Pastures Primary School Primary
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Primary
- Swinton Queen Primary School Primary
- Swinton Academy Secondary
- The Laurel Academy Secondary
- Milton School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Windhill Primary School teach?
- Windhill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Mexborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Windhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Windhill Primary School is Ms Donna Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windhill 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 Windhill Primary School?
- Windhill Primary School has 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Windhill Primary School full?
- Windhill Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 302 on roll (108%), 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 Windhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Windhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Windhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Windhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Windhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Windhill Primary School rank locally?
- Windhill Primary School ranked 30th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Windhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Windhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windhill 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.