St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Doncaster
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 0 to 11 in Doncaster, part of St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 88th-highest of the 96 schools in Doncaster with published results, and 12,831st of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- 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
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School in detail
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 77% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School are Denaby Main Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 81% maths); Rowena Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding); Morley Place Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths); and Castle Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 74% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School.
Denaby Main Primary AcademyRowena AcademyMorley Place AcademyCastle Academy
The trust
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is one of 13 schools run by St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Black (6%).
In 2026, 57 pupils (25.2%) received SEN support and 9 (4%) 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.
Staffing
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Conisbrough Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Road/Wadworth Street (at), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School issued 33 suspensions, 14.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2022. Before that, as St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (URN 106771), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2022.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Alban's is a happy, welcoming school where children love coming to learn and feel well cared for. The school goes far beyond the classroom to help children develop as rounded people through exceptional enrichment activities, community projects, and visits that teach respect and equality. With caring staff who have high expectations and a well-planned curriculum, your child will have lots of opportunities to thrive.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development programme with rich enrichment opportunities including clubs, visits to care homes, and community improvement projects
- Positive relationships and behaviour, with pupils showing high levels of respect for each other
- Ambitious, well-planned curriculum across all subject areas with clear identification of key knowledge and skills
- Strong leadership at all levels with high aspirations and effective support for staff
- Effective action to improve pupil attendance with high-quality support to address barriers
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent implementation of new teaching strategies by staff, affecting some pupils' understanding and learning
- Some pupils with SEND not receiving precise, tailored support in lessons due to generic approaches
- A small number of pupils have not secured phonics sounds needed for reading, which hampers their wider learning
- Not all SEND support plans updated with helpful information on how to adapt the curriculum for individual needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, visits to local care homes, community improvement projects with local council, breakfast club
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a welcoming school where pupils are proud to attend and enjoy their lessons. The school has undertaken significant curriculum changes and is ambitious about what pupils will achieve, with strong relationships between staff and pupils.
At a Glance
28.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 73% to 58% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
24.8
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School.
- Active Care - Morley Place Academy990m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is in Doncaster; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
0 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
182 pupils
192 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Doncaster
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
57
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
29.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
226
Total Pupils
103
Boys
123
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,106
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,277
Per pupil
£1287k
Total funding
£109k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4%
Overall absence
16.1%
Persistent absence
168
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
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
What are SATs results like at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
Of the pupils at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2022. Before that, as St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (URN 106771), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
Classes at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School average 27.3 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has around 226 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
6.4% of sessions were missed at St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School in 2024/25. 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
Apply through Doncaster's coordinated admissions process, naming St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: Active Care - Morley Place Academy (990m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is at Wadworth Street, Denaby Main, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 4AQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)