Kingfisher 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 09/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Coventry Grove, Doncaster, DN2 4PY
Website: http://www.kingfisherprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01302349275
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Catherine Skinn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143876

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 220
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.9
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingfisher Primary Academy
Coventry Grove , Wheatley DN2 4PY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Park Primary School
Monmouth Road , DN2 4JP 		3out of 4 791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Sandringham Road , Intake DN2 5JG 		3out of 4 880 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sandringham Primary School
Sandringham Road , DN2 5LS 		3out of 4 887 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Intake Primary Academy
Sidney Road , Intake DN2 6EW 		3out of 4 1,524 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Danum
Armthorpe Road , DN2 5QD 		3out of 4 1,600 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hungerhill School
Hungerhill Lane , Edenthorpe DN3 2JY 		4out of 4 2,501 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hall Cross Academy
Thorne Road , DN1 2HY 		3out of 4 2,605 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Armthorpe Academy
Mere Lane , Armthorpe DN3 2DA 		3out of 4 3,123 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hospital Teaching Service
Level 1 the Children's Hospital , Royal Infirmary DN2 5LT 		- not rated 1,209 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heatherwood School
Leger Way , DN2 6HQ 		- not rated 1,554 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bader Special Academy
Chappell Avenue , DN3 2EW 		- not rated 2,310 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Communication Specialist College - Doncaster
Leger Way , DN2 6AY 		- not rated 2,449 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Doncaster School for the Deaf
Leger Way , DN2 6AY 		3out of 4 2,449 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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