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Town Field Primary School, Doncaster

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Ages 3–11

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
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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.

All 11 schools in The Rose Learning Trust

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Helena Honeybone
Pupils:464
LA:Doncaster
Phone:01302368192
Address:Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2JS
Trust:THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST (11 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2023

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 months ago

Report card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)

Inclusion
Strong Standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected Standard
Achievement
Expected Standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected Standard
Personal development
Strong Standard
Early years
Expected Standard
Leadership & governance
Expected Standard

Safeguarding standards: met

Inspected 30 June 2026

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.

URN:149582
UKPRN:10091869
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Doncaster Central
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

26.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths+11ppWriting-5pp

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

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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

Thorne Road/Kings Road (adj)
125m · 2 min walk
Town Moor Avenue/Victorian Crescent (opp)
271m · 4 min walk
Thorne Road/Town Moor Avenue (adj)
321m · 5 min walk
Thorne Road/Avenue Road (adj)
351m · 6 min walk
Town Moor Avenue/Imperial Crescent (opp)
380m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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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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Your chances of a place at Town Field Primary School

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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

Low pressure
New homes approved:5,726
Projected new pupils:1,432

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Doncaster

Across Doncaster council

Low demand council-wide0.73 applications per place

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

30 June 2026Report card
Inclusion
Curriculum & teaching
Achievement
Attendance & behaviour
Personal development
Early years
Leadership & governance

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

43

SEN Support

20

EHC Plans

13.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication31
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder10
Physical Disability4
Visual Impairment2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
27.4%
Asian
29.5%
Black
9.5%
Mixed
6.7%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
2.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals26.3%
English as Additional Language71.6%

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

Deprivation£321,210
EAL funding£88,783
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.4%

Overall absence

10.7%

Persistent absence

374

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)10.7%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

5.5%
23/24
4.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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)

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