Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
Finkle Street, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 0RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Gac
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Catholic Federation of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Saint Joseph and Saint Teresa’s Catholic Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 106770
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302874291
About this school
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 59% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 82% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 65% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 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 | 47% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 140 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 128 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School ranked 58th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.8% | 31.5% | 136 | — |
| Bentley New Village Primary School | 56% | 4.9% | 53.4% | 250 | 0.3 miles |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 42.1% | 439 | 0.4 miles |
| Arksey Primary School | — | 3.1% | 13.9% | 76 | 0.7 miles |
| Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy | 74% | 4.7% | 19.8% | 276 | 0.9 miles |
| Kirkby Avenue Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 347 | 0.9 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)
- 31.53%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 12.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bentley New Village Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Bentley High Street Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Arksey Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Kirkby Avenue Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School ranks 64th 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School is Mrs Yvonne Gac, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School has capacity for 160 pupils and 136 on roll (85%), 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 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hallam.
- Does Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School is part of the Catholic Federation of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Saint Joseph and Saint Teresa’s Catholic Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School ranked 58th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 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 15 July 2026.