Denaby Main Primary Academy
School Walk, Denaby Main, Doncaster, DN12 4HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Joanna White
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 143514
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709863622
About this school
Denaby Main Primary Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 164 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 | 19 | 32 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 44% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 44% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 56% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 26% | 38% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Denaby Main Primary 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 | 32% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denaby Main Primary Academy compares
Denaby Main Primary Academy ranked 21st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.1% | 60.3% | 164 | — |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 226 | 0.3 miles |
| Rowena Academy | — | 6.1% | 41.7% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| Morley Place Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 48.8% | 289 | 0.8 miles |
| Castle Academy | 74% | 5.8% | 43.8% | 143 | 0.8 miles |
| Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy | 40% | 5.9% | 35.2% | 363 | 1.0 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)
- 60.28%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 7.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Rowena Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Morley Place Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Castle Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Denaby Main Primary Academy ranks 23rd 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 Denaby Main Primary Academy teach?
- Denaby Main Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the principal of Denaby Main Primary Academy?
- The principal of Denaby Main Primary Academy is Miss Joanna White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denaby Main Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denaby Main Primary 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 Denaby Main Primary Academy?
- Denaby Main Primary Academy has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Denaby Main Primary Academy full?
- Denaby Main Primary Academy has capacity for 280 pupils and 164 on roll (59%), 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 Denaby Main Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Denaby Main Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Denaby Main Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Denaby Main Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Denaby Main Primary Academy?
- Denaby Main Primary Academy 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 Denaby Main Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denaby Main Primary Academy rank locally?
- Denaby Main Primary Academy ranked 21st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denaby Main Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Denaby Main Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denaby Main Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denaby Main Primary 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 10 July 2026.