Scawsby Junior Academy
Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 8NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linsey Cavell
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 355
- URN
- 149581
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302782100
About this school
Scawsby Junior Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 355 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Scawsby Junior 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 | — | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scawsby Junior Academy compares
Scawsby Junior Academy ranked 57th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.6% | 21.2% | 355 | — |
| Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School | — | 5% | 11.7% | 308 | 0.0 miles |
| Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 25.2% | 302 | 0.2 miles |
| Rosedale Primary School | 75% | 5.2% | 34.4% | 175 | 0.6 miles |
| Kirkby Avenue Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 347 | 0.6 miles |
| Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy | 74% | 4.7% | 19.8% | 276 | 0.8 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)
- 21.17%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 8.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Rosedale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Kirkby Avenue Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Scawsby Junior Academy ranks 63rd 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 Scawsby Junior Academy teach?
- Scawsby Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Scawsby Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Scawsby Junior Academy is Mrs Linsey Cavell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scawsby Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scawsby Junior 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 Scawsby Junior Academy?
- Scawsby Junior Academy has 355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Scawsby Junior Academy full?
- Scawsby Junior Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 355 on roll (99%), 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 Scawsby Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Scawsby Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Scawsby Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Scawsby Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Scawsby Junior Academy?
- Scawsby Junior Academy is part of THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Scawsby Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2023/24 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scawsby Junior Academy rank locally?
- Scawsby Junior Academy ranked 57th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scawsby Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Scawsby Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scawsby Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scawsby Junior 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.