St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wadworth Street, Denaby Main, Doncaster, DN12 4AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Ebsworth
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 192
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 148974
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709862298
About this school
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 226 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 28 | 30 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 73% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 77% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 73% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 73% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 | 54% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School compares
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 63rd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 226 | — |
| Denaby Main Primary Academy | 75% | 4.1% | 60.3% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| Rowena Academy | — | 6.1% | 41.7% | 246 | 0.4 miles |
| Morley Place Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 48.8% | 289 | 0.6 miles |
| Castle Academy | 74% | 5.8% | 43.8% | 143 | 0.6 miles |
| Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy | 40% | 5.9% | 35.2% | 363 | 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)
- 42.22%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 16.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Denaby Main Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Rowena Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Morley Place Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Castle Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranks 69th of the 96 ranked primary schools in Doncaster.
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- 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teach?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Lindsey Ebsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School full?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 192 pupils and 226 on roll (118%), so it is at or above 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hallam.
- Does St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is part of ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 63rd of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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.