Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School, Doncaster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, welcoming community where pupils are proud to attend and quickly develop a sense of belonging. Staff know families well and work in strong partnership with parents, especially supporting children with additional needs. The school prioritises both learning and wellbeing, with excellent behaviour, high attendance rates, and a carefully designed curriculum that helps all pupils access learning successfully.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance with positive, respectful relationships between staff, pupils and families
- Strong early years provision with well-sequenced curriculum and attractive outdoor learning area
- Well-designed personal, social and health education curriculum supporting pupils' personal development and wellbeing
- Confident teachers with good subject knowledge who provide regular opportunities to revise and revisit learning
- Inclusive approach with appropriate support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Some disadvantaged pupils do not achieve as well as they might - leaders are working to understand why
- Pupils do not consistently apply handwriting and letter formation skills in their wider writing
- Leaders' evaluation of school improvement actions sometimes lacks precision to fully measure impact on pupil learning
- Extracurricular clubs are not always tailored precisely to ensure all pupils, especially those with barriers to learning, participate and benefit fully
- Early years staff could better explore opportunities to develop children's learning further in some instances
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, lunchtime activity sessions, school choir, pupil parliament, competitions and tournaments, community service activities (litter picking, carol singing at care home, sending Christmas cards to local residents)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School is a welcoming community where pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and attitudes to learning. The school has strong attendance rates and creates an inclusive culture in which all pupils, including those with additional needs, are supported to achieve.
At a Glance
33.6%
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 declined from 82% to 65%. Maths has remained stable at around 70%. Writing has declined from 71% to 65%.
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
22.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
136 pupils
160 capacity
24 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
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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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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.763%
Overall absence
12.72727%
Persistent absence
110
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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