Southfield Primary
Tranmoor Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 3BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMPOWERING MINDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Worthington
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 352
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 144410
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302831824
About this school
Southfield Primary is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 248 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- 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 | 33 | 51 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 78% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 22% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 88% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 92% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 92% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Southfield Primary 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 | 88% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southfield Primary compares
Southfield Primary ranked 1st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 4.9% | 13.1% | 248 | — |
| Tranmoor Primary | 54% | 5% | 27.9% | 426 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 19.7% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy | 72% | 4.1% | 24.9% | 462 | 0.8 miles |
| Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy | 59% | 5% | 30.3% | 194 | 1.4 miles |
| Plover Primary School | 65% | 6.3% | 40.2% | 408 | 1.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.12%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 12.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tranmoor Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Plover Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Southfield Primary ranks 1st 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 Southfield Primary teach?
- Southfield Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Southfield Primary?
- The executive headteacher of Southfield Primary is Mrs Nicola Worthington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southfield Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southfield Primary, 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 Southfield Primary?
- Southfield Primary has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Southfield Primary full?
- Southfield Primary has capacity for 352 pupils and 248 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 Southfield Primary a faith school?
- No. Southfield Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Southfield Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southfield Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Southfield Primary?
- Southfield Primary is part of EMPOWERING MINDS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southfield Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southfield Primary rank locally?
- Southfield Primary ranked 1st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southfield Primary's absence rate?
- Southfield Primary's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southfield Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southfield Primary'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.