West Road Primary Academy
West Road, Moorends, Doncaster, DN8 4LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Julie Woodward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 428
- Pupils on roll
- 276
- URN
- 147373
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405812734
About this school
West Road Primary Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 276 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
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 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 65% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 76% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 West Road 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 | 72% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 382 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Road Primary Academy compares
West Road Primary Academy ranked 52nd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.7% | 43.8% | 276 | — |
| Marshland Primary Academy | 76% | 6.9% | 47.1% | 187 | 0.2 miles |
| Thorne King Edward Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 35.9% | 336 | 0.9 miles |
| Brooke Primary Academy | 69% | 5.7% | 33.1% | 369 | 1.6 miles |
| Green Top | 53% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 426 | 1.6 miles |
| Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School | 38% | 8.2% | 49.2% | 224 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.84%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marshland Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Thorne King Edward Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Brooke Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Green Top1.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
West Road Primary Academy ranks 58th 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 West Road Primary Academy teach?
- West Road Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of West Road Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of West Road Primary Academy is Ms Julie Woodward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Road Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Road 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 West Road Primary Academy?
- West Road Primary Academy has 276 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is West Road Primary Academy full?
- West Road Primary Academy has capacity for 428 pupils and 276 on roll (64%), 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 West Road Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. West Road Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does West Road Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Road Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs West Road Primary Academy?
- West Road Primary Academy is part of BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have West Road Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Road Primary Academy rank locally?
- West Road Primary Academy ranked 52nd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Road Primary Academy's absence rate?
- West Road Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Road Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Road 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.