Hexthorpe Primary School
Urban Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster, DN4 0HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jeni Ward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 143194
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302852245
About this school
Hexthorpe Primary School is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 439 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 59 | 51 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 41% | 21% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 34% | 53% | 34% |
| Expected standard in maths | 34% | 47% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 29% | 41% | 31% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 98.0 | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 98.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Hexthorpe 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 | 24% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 21% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hexthorpe Primary School compares
Hexthorpe Primary School ranked 87th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 21% | 6.1% | 57% | 439 | — |
| Balby Central Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 40.6% | 448 | 0.3 miles |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 24% | 243 | 0.6 miles |
| Richmond Hill Primary Academy | 74% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Atlas Academy | 39% | 5% | 46.1% | 423 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 40% | 402 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.97%
- English as an additional language
- 61%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Balby Central Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Richmond Hill Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Atlas Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Woodfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Hexthorpe Primary School ranks 95th 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 Hexthorpe Primary School teach?
- Hexthorpe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Hexthorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hexthorpe Primary School is Miss Jeni Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hexthorpe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hexthorpe 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 Hexthorpe Primary School?
- Hexthorpe Primary School has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hexthorpe Primary School full?
- Hexthorpe Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 439 on roll (70%), 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 Hexthorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hexthorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hexthorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hexthorpe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hexthorpe Primary School?
- Hexthorpe Primary School is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hexthorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2022/23 and 21% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hexthorpe Primary School rank locally?
- Hexthorpe Primary School ranked 87th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hexthorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Hexthorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hexthorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hexthorpe 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 2 July 2026.