Town Field Primary School, Doncaster
Town Field Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Doncaster, part of The Rose Learning Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 74th-highest of the 96 schools in Doncaster with published results, and 11,173rd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Town Field Primary School in detail
Town Field Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope that you will feel Town Field is the school you wish to choose for your child."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Town Field Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 65% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Town Field Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Town Field Primary School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Town Field Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Town Field Primary School are Intake Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); Park Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 61% reading, 70% maths); Atlas Academy (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 51% reading, 51% maths); and Lakeside Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 63% reading, 61% maths).
Town Field Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Intake Primary AcademyPark Primary SchoolAtlas AcademyLakeside Primary Academy
The trust
Town Field Primary School is one of 11 schools run by The Rose Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
71.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (30%), White British (27%) and Black (10%).
In 2026, 43 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 20 (4.3%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Doncaster Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorne Road/Kings Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 898 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Town Field Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Town Field Primary School are Hall Cross Academy (0.2 miles), Hospital Teaching Service (0.6 miles), Doncaster UTC (0.6 miles) and XP East (0.9 miles).
Hall Cross AcademyHospital Teaching ServiceDoncaster UTCXP East
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Town Field Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2023. Before that, as Town Field Primary School (URN 106731), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2018.
At a Glance
26.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 75% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Town Field Primary School
Town Field News 02.10.2026
2 Oct 2026
Town Field News 25.09.2026
25 Sep 2026
Town Field News 18.09.2026
18 Sep 2026
Town Field news 11.09.2026
11 Sep 2026
Town Field news 04.09.2026
4 Sep 2026
Promoting good attendance letter
From Town Field Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Town Field Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Town Field Primary School.
- Brilliant Minds Doncaster350m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Town Field Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Town Field Primary School is in Doncaster; for families living there:
Apply to Doncaster for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 28 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
12 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
418 pupils
417 places
1 pupil over capacity 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
43
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
13.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
464
Total Pupils
248
Boys
216
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
23.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,390
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,555
Per pupil
£2667k
Total funding
£204k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
374
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
Questions parents ask about Town Field Primary School
What are SATs results like at Town Field Primary School?
Of the pupils at Town Field Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Town Field Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Town Field Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2023. Before that, as Town Field Primary School (URN 106731), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2018.
What is the catchment area for Town Field Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Town Field Primary 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 Town Field Primary School?
Town Field Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Town Field Primary School?
Classes at Town Field Primary School average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Town Field Primary School?
Town Field Primary School has around 464 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Town Field Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Town Field Primary School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Town Field Primary School?
Apply through Doncaster's coordinated admissions process, naming Town Field Primary 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 Town Field Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Town Field Primary School: Brilliant Minds Doncaster (350m 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 Town Field Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 28 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 12 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 Town Field Primary School?
Town Field Primary School is at Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2JS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)