Hawthorn Primary School
Elmham Road, Cantley, Doncaster, DN4 6LQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hawthorn Primary School is a primary school in Doncaster for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 136 schools in Doncaster. It ranks 51st of 95 primary schools in Doncaster. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 June 2024, report published 10 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 26 June 2024
This school has undergone significant changes. Pupils and staff speak about how these changes have improved the school. Pupils say that they feel clearer about what the expectations of behaviour around school are. They speak about feeling safe. Pupils trust adults to help them if they have worries. For example, pupils talk about how they value the 'worry boxes' in classrooms that they use to write down their concerns. Relationships between pupils and staff are extremely secure. Pupils are taught positive learning behaviours from the early years onwards. Pupils are introduced to clear and consistent routines. The school has developed a productive learning culture. There has been a reduction in the number of behaviour incidents. The school quickly identifies pupils who need support with their behaviour. Leaders are ambitious for what pupils can achieve in the curriculum. The school has the same ambitions for all its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). These high expectations are increasingly becoming realised in what pupils know and remember in the curriculum. The school has taken action to increase attendance. This is beginning to make a difference. A culture of high attendance is beginning to develop in school.
What the school should improve
- Some teachers miss opportunities to carefully adapt tasks and questions in lessons based on pupil responses. This means that some pupils develop misconceptions, or do not have the chance to take their learning further. The school should continue to support staff to understand and enact adaptive teaching throughout lessons to build on what pupils have already been taught.
- Subject leaders do not use quality assurance consistently well to inform further training and development for staff. As a result, the implementation of the curriculum in some areas does not support pupils to know more and remember more in their learning as well as it should. The school should use monitoring to inform further training for staff to continue to improve teaching across the school.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
231 pupils on roll, with places for 275
Schools near Hawthorn Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessacarr Primary | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Willow Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
| Hatchell Wood Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
| Plover Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- EMPOWERING MINDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Parker
- Phone
- 01302535906
- Address
- Elmham Road, Cantley, Doncaster, DN4 6LQ
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- URN
- 147797
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.