Walkeringham Primary School
Millbaulk Road, Walkeringham, Doncaster, DN10 4LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Scoffield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 42
- URN
- 122680
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01427890355
About this school
Walkeringham Primary School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 42 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 50% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 17% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Walkeringham 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walkeringham Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 20.6% | 42 | — |
| Misterton Primary and Nursery School | 68% | 6.1% | 17.3% | 154 | 0.7 miles |
| Beckingham Primary School | 29% | 4.5% | 28.4% | 85 | 1.8 miles |
| Morton Trentside Primary School | 71% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 178 | 2.5 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 65% | 3.8% | 20.6% | 107 | 2.5 miles |
| Mercer's Wood Academy | 29% | 9.3% | 74.6% | 157 | 2.8 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)
- 20.59%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Misterton Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Beckingham Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Morton Trentside Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
-
St Peter's CofE Primary and Nursery School2.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Mercer's Wood Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
Other 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 year groups does Walkeringham Primary School teach?
- Walkeringham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Walkeringham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walkeringham Primary School is Mr Luke Scoffield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walkeringham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walkeringham 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 Walkeringham Primary School?
- Walkeringham Primary School has 42 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Walkeringham Primary School full?
- Walkeringham Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 42 on roll (75%), 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 Walkeringham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walkeringham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walkeringham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Walkeringham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Walkeringham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Walkeringham Primary School's absence rate?
- Walkeringham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walkeringham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walkeringham 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 30 June 2026.