Bawtry Mayflower Primary School
Station Road, Bawtry, Doncaster, DN10 6PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Powell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 285
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 106737
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302710721
About this school
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 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
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 | 37 | 22 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 82% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 9% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 86% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 77% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Bawtry Mayflower 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 | 65% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bawtry Mayflower Primary School compares
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School ranked 46th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.3% | 19.6% | 216 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 5.9% | 45.2% | 134 | 1.8 miles |
| Misson Primary School | 78% | 5% | 12.6% | 115 | 2.4 miles |
| Harworth Church of England Academy | 75% | 5.3% | 27.3% | 210 | 2.4 miles |
| Everton Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 10.4% | 108 | 2.7 miles |
| Mattersey Primary School | 17% | 6.3% | 51.3% | 42 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.6%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 9.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Misson Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Harworth Church of England Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Everton Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Mattersey Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Bawtry Mayflower Primary School ranks 50th 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
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
- Belton All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bawtry Mayflower Primary School teach?
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Bawtry Mayflower Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bawtry Mayflower Primary School is Mrs Lisa Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bawtry Mayflower Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bawtry Mayflower 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 Bawtry Mayflower Primary School?
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bawtry Mayflower Primary School full?
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School has capacity for 285 pupils and 216 on roll (76%), 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 Bawtry Mayflower Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bawtry Mayflower Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bawtry Mayflower Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bawtry Mayflower Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bawtry Mayflower Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bawtry Mayflower Primary School rank locally?
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School ranked 46th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bawtry Mayflower Primary School's absence rate?
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bawtry Mayflower Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bawtry Mayflower 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.