Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School, Doncaster

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "From their entry to the school's early years provision, children typically make appropriate progress from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance has historically been low."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Over time, leaders have refined and revised the curriculum across the school in all subjects."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have made the development of a high-quality curriculum in Nursery and Reception a high priority over the last 18 months."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders demonstrate a firm commitment to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance are effective and focused on continual improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "A well-planned and comprehensive approach to personal development helps pupils to quickly develop high levels of tolerance for others and respect for diversity."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that, through personalised high-quality professional development for staff, highly effective teaching is embedded across subjects so that consistently well-designed tasks enable pupils to achieve their full potential"; "Leaders should ensure that they continue to refine how they identify and address pupils' social, emotional and academic barriers so that all pupils can engage in learning and produce high-quality work"; "Leaders should ensure that the high expectations of the new early years curriculum are embedded in daily practice by fostering high-quality interactions between all staff and children so that children's learning can be strengthened".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself, or reintroduce myself for some, as the Executive Headteacher of Rossington St Michael’s CE Primary School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include basketball, dance, orchestra and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 92% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 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 Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School are Tornedale Infant Academy (0.4 miles); St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 79% maths); Pheasant Bank Academy (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 82% maths); and Grange Lane Infant Academy (1 mile, Outstanding).

Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School is one of 20 schools run by The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 77% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (79%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Black (8%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 85 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 3 (0.8%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sheep Bridge Lane/Littleworth Lane (near), 80 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School issued 31 suspensions, 8.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School are Rossington All Saints Academy (0.8 miles) and The Hayfield School (1.7 miles).