St Oswald's CofE Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Doncaster
Unique reference
138704
Address
Silver Birch Grove, Finningley, DN9 3EQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
226 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
1.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.8%
Persistent absence
6.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.2%
Mixed 2.2%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other White 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 84%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 19%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Oswald's CofE Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
7
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
31
14
17
Year 1
25
11
14
Year 2
31
18
13
Year 3
28
14
14
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
27
10
17
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2024-2025

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