Spa Academy Askern
Sutton Road, Askern, Doncaster, DN6 0AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEGER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Housley
- Sponsor
- Leger Education Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 146998
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302700332
About this school
Spa Academy Askern is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 253 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Spa Academy Askern, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 56 | 63 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 48% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 54% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 56% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Spa Academy Askern 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 | 39% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spa Academy Askern compares
Spa Academy Askern ranked 56th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 8.3% | 49.8% | 253 | — |
| Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy | — | 5.1% | 32.3% | 166 | 0.2 miles |
| Askern Moss Road Infant Academy | — | 8.8% | 36.5% | 117 | 0.8 miles |
| Norton Junior School | 56% | 4.9% | 21.7% | 236 | 1.6 miles |
| Norton Infant School | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 220 | 1.6 miles |
| Owston Park Primary Academy | 49% | 5.4% | 35.1% | 445 | 1.7 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)
- 49.79%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.27%
- Persistent absence
- 27.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Askern Moss Road Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Norton Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Norton Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Owston Park Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Spa Academy Askern ranks 62nd 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 ages does Spa Academy Askern teach?
- Spa Academy Askern teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Spa Academy Askern?
- The headteacher of Spa Academy Askern is Mrs Kathryn Housley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Spa Academy Askern been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spa Academy Askern, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Spa Academy Askern?
- Spa Academy Askern has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Spa Academy Askern full?
- Spa Academy Askern has capacity for 390 pupils and 253 on roll (65%), 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 Spa Academy Askern a faith school?
- No. Spa Academy Askern has no designated religious character.
- Does Spa Academy Askern have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Spa Academy Askern as having no nursery classes.
- Is Spa Academy Askern part of an academy trust?
- Spa Academy Askern is part of LEGER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Spa Academy Askern's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spa Academy Askern compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Spa Academy Askern ranked 56th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spa Academy Askern's absence rate?
- Spa Academy Askern's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spa Academy Askern's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spa Academy Askern'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.