St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington
Bungalow Road, Edlington, Doncaster, DN12 1DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Nesbit
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 106773
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709863280
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington, 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 28 | 32 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 56% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 66% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington 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 | 50% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington ranked 32nd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.4% | 25.8% | 198 | — |
| Edlington Victoria Academy | 76% | 3.5% | 54.5% | 288 | 0.3 miles |
| Hill Top Academy | 78% | 4.3% | 32% | 380 | 0.4 miles |
| Warmsworth Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 461 | 1.2 miles |
| Castle Academy | 74% | 5.8% | 43.8% | 143 | 1.6 miles |
| The Mallard Academy | — | 6.1% | 44.3% | 356 | 1.6 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
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 7 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.82%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.38%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edlington Victoria Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Hill Top Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Warmsworth Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Castle Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
The Mallard Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington ranks 34th 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington is Mrs Bernadette Nesbit, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington, 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington has capacity for 220 pupils and 198 on roll (90%), 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hallam.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington ranked 32nd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington'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.