Atlas Academy
Prospect Place, Doncaster, DN1 3QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melisha Trotman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 144950
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302363612
About this school
Atlas Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 42 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 27% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 29% | 43% | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 34% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 24% | 29% | 37% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 96.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 96.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| 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 Atlas 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 | 14% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 376 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Atlas Academy compares
Atlas Academy ranked 83rd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% 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 | 39% | 5% | 46.1% | 423 | — |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 24% | 243 | 0.3 miles |
| Balby Central Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 40.6% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| Hexthorpe Primary School | 21% | 6.1% | 57% | 439 | 0.9 miles |
| Town Field Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 31.5% | 464 | 0.9 miles |
| Lakeside Primary Academy | 51% | 6.1% | 34.4% | 379 | 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)
- 46.07%
- English as an additional language
- 73.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Balby Central Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Hexthorpe Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Town Field Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Lakeside Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Atlas Academy ranks 91st 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
- 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
- Belton All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Atlas Academy teach?
- Atlas Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Atlas Academy?
- The headteacher of Atlas Academy is Mrs Melisha Trotman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Atlas Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Atlas 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 Atlas Academy?
- Atlas Academy has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Atlas Academy full?
- Atlas Academy has capacity for 440 pupils and 423 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 Atlas Academy a faith school?
- No. Atlas Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Atlas Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Atlas Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Atlas Academy?
- Atlas 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 Atlas Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 14% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Atlas Academy rank locally?
- Atlas Academy ranked 83rd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% 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 Atlas Academy's absence rate?
- Atlas Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Atlas Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Atlas 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.