New Pastures Primary School, Mexborough
New Pastures Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Mexborough, part of Venn Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 10 schools in Mexborough with published results, and 12,028th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Doncaster (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
New Pastures Primary School in detail
New Pastures Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At New Pastures Primary School our vision is for our pupils to be well educated through a rich and varied curriculum, becoming self motivated, confident learners who have a desire to achieve more each day."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at New Pastures Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (63% in reading, 69% in maths).
Getting a place at New Pastures Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 30 families put New Pastures Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at New Pastures Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to New Pastures Primary School are Windhill Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 83% maths); Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 59% maths); Montagu Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Denaby Main Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 81% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than New Pastures Primary School.
Windhill Primary SchoolMexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolMontagu AcademyDenaby Main Primary Academy
The trust
New Pastures Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Venn Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 38 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 5 (1.9%) 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.
New Pastures Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mexborough Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Doncaster Road/Hirst Gate (adjacent), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
New Pastures Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to New Pastures Primary School are The Laurel Academy (1.1 miles) and De Warenne Academy (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils learn in an environment where they feel safe, cared for and respected. They have faith in adults to help them with concerns or worries. As one pupil said about staff in school, 'We trust them.' The school has raised expectations around how pupils should behave and how they should treat each other. Staff understand these expectations and ensure that they are consistently followed.
Pupils behave calmly around school. They quickly follow instructions from adults. Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning. They begin their work quickly. Pupils are keen to ask and answer questions.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum. This curriculum is well sequenced. For example, in Reception, children develop an understanding of sorting animals based on their different characteristics. This means that they are prepared thoroughly for the classification topic in Year 1. The school has considered the vocabulary, knowledge and skills it wishes pupils to learn at each stage of their education. Leaders have significantly increased the range of extra-curricular clubs and activities available to pupils. These opportunities are open to all. However, disadvantaged pupils do not access the extra-curricular activities as a matter of course.
Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) access the same curriculum as their peers. Staff are increasingly adapting their teaching to give these pupils the best chance of success in their learning. Staff are alert to identifying pupils with SEND. Pupils with SEND receive targeted support to help them to achieve.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
33.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 61% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
25.7
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
New Pastures Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Doncaster
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to New Pastures Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. New Pastures Primary School is in Doncaster; for families living there:
Apply to Doncaster for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 9 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Doncaster is 10 (the median across 143 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
241 pupils
292 places
51 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Mexborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Mexborough
Across Doncaster council
Places available
4,235
Applications
3,089
Got 1st preference
96.5%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Doncaster council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
New Pastures Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
270
Total Pupils
135
Boys
135
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
22.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,071
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,984
Per pupil
£1632k
Total funding
£145k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
22.7%
Persistent absence
220
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
New Pastures Primary School
Questions parents ask about New Pastures Primary School
What are SATs results like at New Pastures Primary School?
Of the pupils at New Pastures Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is New Pastures Primary School's Ofsted rating?
New Pastures Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
What is the catchment area for New Pastures Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When New Pastures Primary School is oversubscribed, Doncaster allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at New Pastures Primary School?
New Pastures Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 292 places.
How big are the classes at New Pastures Primary School?
Classes at New Pastures Primary School average 24.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to New Pastures Primary School?
New Pastures Primary School has around 270 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
Does New Pastures Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
New Pastures Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and social, emotional and mental health needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at New Pastures Primary School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at New Pastures Primary School in 2024/25. 22.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to New Pastures Primary School?
Apply through Doncaster's coordinated admissions process, naming New Pastures Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does New Pastures Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
New Pastures Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near New Pastures Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 9 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Doncaster is 10 (the median across 143 schools, same distance and years).
Where is New Pastures Primary School?
New Pastures Primary School is at Pitt Street, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 0LT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)