Morley Place Academy
Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ash Duncan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 142464
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Telephone
- 01709302340
About this school
Morley Place Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 289 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 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 71 | 74 | 70 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 68% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 72% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 74% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 54% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Morley Place Academy 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 | 48% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 296 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 295 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morley Place Academy compares
Morley Place Academy ranked 13th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.9% | 48.8% | 289 | — |
| Rowena Academy | — | 6.1% | 41.7% | 246 | 0.2 miles |
| Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy | 40% | 5.9% | 35.2% | 363 | 0.5 miles |
| Castle Academy | 74% | 5.8% | 43.8% | 143 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Denaby Main Primary Academy | 75% | 4.1% | 60.3% | 164 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 13 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.81%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 19.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rowena Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Castle Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Denaby Main Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Morley Place Academy ranks 14th 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 year groups does Morley Place Academy teach?
- Morley Place Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Morley Place Academy?
- The headteacher of Morley Place Academy is Mr Ash Duncan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morley Place Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morley Place Academy, 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 Morley Place Academy?
- Morley Place Academy has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Morley Place Academy full?
- Morley Place Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 289 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Morley Place Academy a faith school?
- No. Morley Place Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Morley Place Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Morley Place Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Morley Place Academy?
- Morley Place Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Morley Place Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morley Place Academy rank locally?
- Morley Place Academy ranked 13th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morley Place Academy's absence rate?
- Morley Place Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morley Place Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morley Place Academy'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 2 July 2026.