Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands
The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Donna Burnett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 148388
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302722367
About this school
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 394 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 59 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 49% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 58% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 39% | 34% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| 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 Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands 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 | 51% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 396 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands compares
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands ranked 45th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 8.1% | 48.7% | 394 | — |
| Adwick Primary School | 79% | 5.7% | 27.9% | 370 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 34.3% | 153 | 0.6 miles |
| Highfields Primary Academy | 67% | 5.5% | 75.8% | 101 | 0.6 miles |
| Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy | 74% | 4.7% | 19.8% | 276 | 1.7 miles |
| Rosedale Primary School | 75% | 5.2% | 34.4% | 175 | 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)
- 48.69%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.09%
- Persistent absence
- 27.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Adwick Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Highfields Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Rosedale Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands ranks 49th 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 Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands teach?
- Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands?
- The headteacher of Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands is Miss Donna Burnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands, 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 Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands?
- Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands full?
- Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands has capacity for 472 pupils and 394 on roll (83%), 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 Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands a faith school?
- No. Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands as having nursery classes.
- Is Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands part of an academy trust?
- Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands ranked 45th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands's absence rate?
- Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands'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.