Hatchell Wood Primary Academy
Plumpton Park Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 6SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Felicity Burton
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- URN
- 145080
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302538108
About this school
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 433 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 | 54 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 61% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 73% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 73% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 56% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Hatchell Wood 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 | 52% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hatchell Wood Primary Academy compares
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy ranked 84th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.1% | 27.6% | 433 | — |
| Willow Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 417 | 0.9 miles |
| Hawthorn Primary School | 55% | 6.3% | 44.7% | 231 | 1.0 miles |
| Bessacarr Primary | 75% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 462 | 1.2 miles |
| Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 192 | 1.3 miles |
| Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 19.6% | 371 | 1.4 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)
- 27.56%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 11.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willow Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Hawthorn Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Bessacarr Primary1.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Hatchell Wood Primary Academy ranks 92nd 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
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 420 to 446 recorded 24 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Hatchell Wood Primary Academy teach?
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Hatchell Wood Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is Mrs Felicity Burton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hatchell Wood Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hatchell Wood 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 Hatchell Wood Primary Academy?
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy has 433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hatchell Wood Primary Academy full?
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 433 on roll (97%), 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 Hatchell Wood Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hatchell Wood Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hatchell Wood Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hatchell Wood Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hatchell Wood Primary Academy?
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is part of THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hatchell Wood Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hatchell Wood Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy ranked 84th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hatchell Wood Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hatchell Wood Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hatchell Wood Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hatchell Wood 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 24 July 2026.