Sheep Dip Lane Academy
Sheep Dip Lane, Dunscroft, Doncaster, DN7 4AUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sheep Dip Lane Academy is a primary school in Doncaster for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 136 schools in Doncaster. It ranks 8th of 95 primary schools in Doncaster. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024, report published 18 December 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 November 2024
Pupils in this school benefit from an environment that is an oasis of calm, consistency and kindness. Pupils are valued. Staff treat pupils with respect and consideration. Pupils likewise treat each other with this same level of care. Pupils feel safe. They have high levels of trust in adults in school. Pupils are enthusiastic to learn and behave in an exemplary way, both in lessons and around school. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are quickly identified and very well supported. Pupils who need help with their behaviour receive highly skilled support from adults. Pupils' exceptional attitudes to learning begin in the early years. Here, they are carefully taught the skills they need to become resilient and focused learners, both during their time in early years and beyond. The school has the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve, how they should behave, and the range of experiences they should benefit from during their time in school. These expectations are being fully realised in relation to how pupils behave in school and their attitudes to learning. Pupils develop a strong sense of self and belief in what they can achieve. Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, some activities that teachers give to pupils are not designed in a way that gives pupils enough opportunity to deepen and extend their learning. As a result, some pupils do not fully achieve the ambitious objectives identified in the curriculum as well as they could. The school should ensure staff have the subject knowledge and skills to design tasks that give pupils the best chance to learn the curriculum well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
41 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
256 pupils on roll, with places for 309
Schools near Sheep Dip Lane Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crookesbroom Primary Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 84% met the expected standard |
| Dunsville Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 56% met the expected standard |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 52% met the expected standard |
| Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Faye Parish
- Phone
- 01302842464
- Address
- Sheep Dip Lane, Dunscroft, Doncaster, DN7 4AU
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- URN
- 147620
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.