Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Doncaster·DN3 3NB
Composite score
55.2
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#5,407
National rank
#534
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#27
In Doncaster
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
52
any preference, for 24 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
181
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,689
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Doncaster, Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 181 pupils aged 4 to 11. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 22.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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