Woodfield Primary School
Gurney Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8LAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Woodfield Primary School is a primary school in Doncaster for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 136 schools in Doncaster. It ranks 59th of 95 primary schools in Doncaster. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 February 2025, report published 20 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- 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 11 February 2025
This school is welcoming and safe. Pupils are happy and learn well. Leaders place an emphasis on ensuring strong relationships between staff and pupils. Pupils feel valued. Most staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. At social times, pupils play well together. Behaviour in lessons is calm. There is a wide range of pupil leadership opportunities. For example, some pupils are 'kindness ambassadors'. They make a positive contribution to the school by being role models and rewarding kind behaviour. The school's curriculum is well designed. Staff have high expectations of pupils' achievement. Pupils generally learn well. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully included in the life of the school. Their learning needs are usually well met. Children in the early years get off to a strong start in their education. They enjoy coming to school. There is a strong focus on developing pupils' aspirations. Pupils learn about the world of work, for example through problem-solving challenges where pupils work with local railway experts. Pupils develop a strong sense of community through activities such as fundraising for local hospices, supporting the food bank and litter picking on behalf of the local council.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, the writing tasks assigned to pupils are not fully accessible to some pupils with SEND. These pupils do not develop their writing as quickly as they could. The school should ensure that all staff make effective adaptations to writing tasks, where appropriate, to meet the learning needs of pupils with SEND.
- Occasionally, the school does not recognise when some aspects of its work could be further improved. This prevents the school from identifying and addressing minor areas for improvement as quickly as it could. The school should ensure that it carefully evaluates all aspects of the provision regularly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
52 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
402 pupils on roll, with places for 296
Schools near Woodfield Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Hall Preparatory School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Mallard Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement | Not published |
| Carr Lodge Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Balby Central Primary Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Waverley Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Hallam
- Phone
- 01302853289
- Address
- Gurney Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8LA
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- URN
- 143451
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.