Town Field Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Doncaster·DN1 2JS
Composite score
48.2
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National rank
#786
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#46
In Doncaster
Top 54%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
58%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
53 first choices, 54 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
84
any preference, for 54 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a2022n/a20231.2220241.1020250.982026

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

Every child who put Town Field 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
469
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
61.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,070
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Town Field Primary School

Town Field Primary School is a primary school in Doncaster, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 469 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Town Field Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 53 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 24.3 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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