Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School, Doncaster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where children feel safe and valued. Teachers have high expectations and use clever questioning to help pupils discover answers for themselves, leading to excellent progress in reading, writing and maths. The school provides outstanding support for children with additional needs, and their behaviour is exceptional - pupils show genuine respect for each other and adults.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and positive attitudes to learning - pupils are polite, respectful and feel emotionally secure
- Effective teaching with high expectations - teachers skilfully ask questions to help pupils work out answers themselves
- Excellent care and support for pupils with special educational needs and emotional difficulties
- Very strong relationships between staff and pupils creating a sense of belonging
- Strong partnerships with local schools bringing improvements to teaching and achievement
Areas for Improvement
- Standards in Year 1 phonics screening test are still below average, despite improving
- Need to encourage children in early years to develop deeper interest in books and early reading skills
- Governors need to be more proactive in finding out information themselves about the impact of school improvement strategies
Safeguarding
Pupils are safeguarded very well with safeguarding policies and procedures well established and understood by all staff.
Extracurricular Activities
Range of sporting activities through primary school sports funding, out-of-school club called Buddies
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School is a good school where all groups of pupils make good and sometimes excellent progress, leaving Year 2 with well above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics. The headteacher's strong leadership continues to improve teaching quality and raise achievement.
At a Glance
11.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
30.9
Avg class size
26.4
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
308 pupils
348 capacity
40 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 Absence2024/25
4.97631%
Overall absence
12.57143%
Persistent absence
175
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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