Plover Primary School
Coniston Road, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jayne Ogle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 147576
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302361450
About this school
Plover Primary School is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 408 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 | 60 | 57 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 37% | 53% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Plover Primary School 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 | 45% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 394 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Plover Primary School compares
Plover Primary School ranked 47th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.3% | 40.2% | 408 | — |
| Sandringham Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 37.8% | 433 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School | 47% | 4.5% | 13.3% | 215 | 0.4 miles |
| Intake Primary Academy | 81% | 5.6% | 31.7% | 269 | 0.4 miles |
| Park Primary School | 54% | 5.1% | 31.7% | 416 | 0.9 miles |
| Kingfisher Primary Academy | 77% | 5.2% | 32.3% | 432 | 0.9 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)
- 40.22%
- English as an additional language
- 24.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 20.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandringham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Intake Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Kingfisher Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Plover Primary School ranks 52nd 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 Plover Primary School teach?
- Plover Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Plover Primary School?
- The headteacher of Plover Primary School is Mrs Jayne Ogle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Plover Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Plover Primary School, 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 Plover Primary School?
- Plover Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Plover Primary School full?
- Plover Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 408 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 Plover Primary School a faith school?
- No. Plover Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Plover Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Plover Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Plover Primary School?
- Plover Primary School is part of XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Plover Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Plover Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Plover Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Plover Primary School rank locally?
- Plover Primary School ranked 47th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Plover Primary School's absence rate?
- Plover Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Plover Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Plover Primary School'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 2 July 2026.