New Pastures Primary School
Pitt Street, Mexborough, S64 0LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VENN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Wray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Venn Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 148689
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709583271
About this school
New Pastures Primary School is a primary academy in Mexborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Pastures Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 39 | 35 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 53% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 63% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 69% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 66% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 New Pastures 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 | 41% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Pastures Primary School compares
New Pastures Primary School ranked 79th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.6% | 39.8% | 270 | — |
| Windhill Primary School | 72% | 6.5% | 44.4% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | 34% | 5.3% | 36.5% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Montagu Academy | 77% | 5.1% | 42.4% | 352 | 0.8 miles |
| Denaby Main Primary Academy | 75% | 4.1% | 60.3% | 164 | 1.0 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 226 | 1.2 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)
- 39.83%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 22.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Windhill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
Montagu Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
Denaby Main Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Mexborough
New Pastures Primary School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Mexborough.
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Highwoods Academy Primary
- Kilnhurst Primary School Primary
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primary
- Montagu Academy Primary
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Primary
- Swinton Queen Primary School Primary
- Windhill Primary School Primary
- Swinton Academy Secondary
- The Laurel Academy Secondary
- Milton School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does New Pastures Primary School teach?
- New Pastures Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Mexborough.
- Who is the headteacher of New Pastures Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Pastures Primary School is Mr Benjamin Wray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Pastures Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Pastures 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 many pupils are at New Pastures Primary School?
- New Pastures Primary School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is New Pastures Primary School full?
- New Pastures Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 270 on roll (96%), 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 New Pastures Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Pastures Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Pastures Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Pastures Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is New Pastures Primary School part of an academy trust?
- New Pastures Primary School is part of VENN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does New Pastures Primary School have?
- The schools register lists New Pastures Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New Pastures Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Pastures Primary School compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- New Pastures Primary School ranked 79th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Pastures Primary School's absence rate?
- New Pastures Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Pastures Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Pastures 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 10 July 2026.