Hatchell Wood Primary Academy, Doncaster

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a real privilege to welcome you to Hatchell Wood Primary Academy. At Hatchell Wood, our children are at the heart of everything we do. We want every child who walks through our doors to feel happy, safe, valued and proud to belong to our school community."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils at Hatchell Wood Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 73% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Hatchell Wood Primary Academy as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hatchell Wood Primary Academy are Willow Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Hawthorn Primary School (1 mile, Good, 70% reading, 64% maths); Bessacarr Primary (1.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 84% maths); and Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 77% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hatchell Wood Primary Academy.

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is one of 11 schools run by The Rose Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 79 pupils (18.2%) received SEN support and 13 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Doncaster Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Goodison Boulevard/Cantley Manor Avenue (opposite), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hatchell Wood Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 76 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131).

In 2024/25, Hatchell Wood Primary Academy issued 17 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hatchell Wood Primary Academy are The McAuley Catholic High School (0.7 miles) and The Hayfield School (1.7 miles).