St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Doncaster·DN12 1DL
Composite score
50.8
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#6,979
National rank
#677
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#40
In Doncaster
Top 47%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
25
any preference, for 12 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.8020230.8920241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
201
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
27.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,989
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington at a glance

Located in Doncaster, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 201 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in January 2026. 71% 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 risen by 21.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington their first choice was offered one of its 12 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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