Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy, Doncaster

In its own words: "Castle Hills is a mixed primary Academy for children aged 3-11 year old. We currently have 286 children on roll and provide Nursery provision to include 30 hours per week."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hello and welcome. I am very proud to be Headteacher of Castle Hills Primary Academy, in which all pupils of different genders, cultures and backgrounds succeed together in harmony. We are a friendly, caring school with high expectations for all our pupils."

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 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 Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy are Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths); Bentley High Street Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 88% maths); Rosedale Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); and Scawsby Junior Academy (0.8 miles, 73% reading, 76% maths).

Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy is one of 8 schools run by Leger Education Trust, an academy trust.

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 64 pupils (23.2%) received SEN support and 8 (2.9%) 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.

Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bentley (S Yorks) Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jossey Lane/Danesway (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 200 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy issued 13 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy are Don Valley Academy (0.4 miles), Ridgewood School (1 mile) and Outwood Academy Adwick (1.7 miles).