The Mallard Academy
Cedar Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr David Richardson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Exceed Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- URN
- 150367
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302859116
About this school
The Mallard Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 356 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Mallard Academy, 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Mallard Primary School (URN 134235).
How The Mallard Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 44.3% | 356 | — |
| Waverley Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 48.2% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 40% | 402 | 0.6 miles |
| Warmsworth Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 461 | 0.8 miles |
| Hexthorpe Primary School | 21% | 6.1% | 57% | 439 | 1.0 miles |
| Carr Lodge Academy | 67% | 4.7% | 18.3% | 448 | 1.1 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)
- 44.27%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 17.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waverley Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Woodfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Warmsworth Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Hexthorpe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Carr Lodge Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other 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 The Mallard Academy teach?
- The Mallard Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of The Mallard Academy?
- The headteacher of The Mallard Academy is Mr David Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Mallard Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Mallard 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 many pupils are at The Mallard Academy?
- The Mallard Academy has 356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Mallard Academy full?
- The Mallard Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 356 on roll (85%), 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 The Mallard Academy a faith school?
- No. The Mallard Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Mallard Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Mallard Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is The Mallard Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Mallard Academy is part of EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Mallard Academy's absence rate?
- The Mallard Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census.
- Does The Mallard Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Mallard Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.