Balby Central Primary Academy is a primary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Littlemoor Lane, Doncaster

School Information

Address: Littlemoor Lane, Doncaster, DN4 0LL
Website: www.balbycentralprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01302321914
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma Cooke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143962

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 443
Number of Boys: 233
Number of Girls: 210

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balby Central Primary Academy
Littlemoor Lane , Balby DN4 0LL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Roberts Road , Balby DN4 0JN 		3out of 4 463 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hexthorpe Primary School
Urban Road , Hexthorpe DN4 0HH 		2out of 4 606 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Atlas Academy
Prospect Place , DN1 3QP 		1out of 4 938 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodfield Primary School
Gurney Road , Balby DN4 8LA 		3out of 4 1,456 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Doncaster UTC
College Road , DN1 3BF 		- not rated 1,319 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Weston Road , DN4 8ND 		1out of 4 1,787 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
XP School
Middle Bank , DN4 5NG 		4out of 4 1,985 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Hall Cross Academy
Thorne Road , DN1 2HY 		3out of 4 2,026 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
XP East
Middle Bank , DN4 5NG 		- not rated 2,143 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harrison College
Barclay Court , Heavens Walk DN4 5HZ 		- not rated 1,109 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sycamore Hall Preparatory School
1 Hall Flat Lane , Balby DN4 8PT 		- not rated 1,205 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
North Bridge Enterprise College
Keepmoat Stadium (East Stand) , Stadium Way DN4 5JW 		- not rated 1,682 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Levett School
Melton Road , Sprotbrough DN5 7SB 		3out of 4 1,749 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maple Medical PRU
Cedar Road , Balby DN4 9HT 		3out of 4 1,758 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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