Hayfield Lane Primary School, Doncaster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has a new leadership team with clear plans for improvement and children get off to a strong start in Nursery. Teaching assistants make valuable contributions to helping pupils learn, and the school creates a happy, safe environment where most pupils behave well. The curriculum is enriched with community links and visits that add interest to learning.
Key Strengths
- Children make quick progress in Nursery and Years 5-6
- Teaching assistants provide strong support for learning
- Pupils feel safe and happy at school, with bullying uncommon
- New leadership team has clear plans to improve the school
- Enriched curriculum with visits, visitors, clubs and community links
Areas for Improvement
- Progress is inconsistent across year groups and subjects
- Teaching is too variable and not consistently good
- Work is sometimes too easy or too hard for different groups of pupils
- Pupils' books lack sufficient extended writing and mathematics work
- Some pupils struggle to control behaviour without close supervision
Safeguarding
Pupils feel safe in school and safety is effective, though some pupils find it hard to control behaviour when not closely supervised.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, visits, visitors, community links
Hayfield Lane Primary School requires improvement. It is a smaller than average primary school where progress is uneven across year groups and teaching quality is variable.
At a Glance
14.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 72% to 83%. Maths has improved from 81% to 85%. Writing has improved from 71% to 76%.
Class Sizes
29.2
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
105%
Over capacity
439 pupils
420 capacity
19 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Doncaster
Admissions Demand - Doncaster
Places available
4,207
Applications
3,084
Got 1st preference
97.1%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Doncaster (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.70221%
Overall absence
6.70391%
Persistent absence
358
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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