Best primary schools in Doncaster (2026)

Doncaster has 20 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Willow Primary School, in the top 17% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 58%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 0 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 17% in England	Willow Primary School Doncaster	73%	79%	17%	Good
2 Top 29% in England	Bessacarr Primary Doncaster	70%	75%	11%	Good
3 Top 31% in England	Carr Lodge Academy Doncaster	71%	67%	8%	No rating
4 Top 43% in England	Intake Primary Academy Doncaster	67%	81%	3%	Report card
5 Bottom 48% in England	Waverley Academy Doncaster	64%	64%	0%	Good
6 Bottom 45% in England	St Peter's Catholic Primary School Doncaster · Roman Catholic	61%	59%	0%	No rating
7 Bottom 44% in England	Kingfisher Primary Academy Doncaster	63%	77%	4%	No rating
8 Bottom 35% in England	Town Field Primary School Doncaster	57%	58%	9%	Good
9 Bottom 34% in England	Plover Primary School Doncaster	58%	65%	3%	Not judged
10 Bottom 33% in England	Sandringham Primary School Doncaster	56%	47%	6%	No rating
11 Bottom 33% in England	Woodfield Primary School Doncaster	57%	63%	2%	Not judged
12 Bottom 28% in England	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Doncaster · Roman Catholic	55%	47%	7%	No rating
13 Bottom 24% in England	St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Doncaster · Roman Catholic	51%	69%	10%	No rating
14 Bottom 22% in England	Hawthorn Primary School Doncaster	52%	55%	6%	Good
15 Bottom 21% in England	Park Primary School Doncaster	52%	54%	0%	No rating
16 Bottom 19% in England	Hatchell Wood Primary Academy Doncaster	50%	38%	3%	Good
17 Bottom 13% in England	Balby Central Primary Academy Doncaster	48%	57%	2%	Good
18 Bottom 6% in England	Lakeside Primary Academy Doncaster	41%	51%	2%	Good
19 Bottom 1% in England	Hexthorpe Primary School Doncaster	29%	21%	0%	Good
20 Bottom 1% in England	Atlas Academy Doncaster	27%	39%	0%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in Doncaster?

On exam results over the last three years, Willow Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Doncaster, in the top 17% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.