Spa Academy Askern

Doncaster · DN6 0AQ

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 253 pupils, 50.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Spa Academy Askern

General Information

Address: Sutton Road, Askern, Doncaster, DN6 0AQ – View on map
Phone: 01302700332
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kathryn Housley
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

253 pupils out of 390 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 128
% eligible for free school meals: 50.6%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Doncaster average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 33.3% a year (Doncaster 14.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Doncaster: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 9 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Doncaster, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 23 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2023). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 61% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Doncaster average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 49% against an expected 54%)
3-year average (expected standard): 49%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 69% · Writing 61% · Maths 71% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 69%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 101
Based on: 49 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolDoncaster averageEngland↗ Improving Up 22 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Doncaster average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 55th of 87 junior and primary schools in the area

=55Kirkby Avenue Primary School61%
=55Scawsby Junior Academy61%
=55Spa Academy Askern61%
#58Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School60%
=59Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy59%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Southfield Primary93%
#2Crookesbroom Primary Academy84%
#3Intake Primary Academy81%
#4Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School80%
=5Adwick Primary School79%
=5Auckley Primary Academy79%
=5Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School79%
=5Willow Primary School79%
=9Bentley High Street Primary School78%
=9Hill Top Academy78%
=11Kingfisher Primary Academy77%
=11Montagu Academy77%
=11Morley Place Academy77%
=11St Oswald's CofE Academy77%
=15Edlington Victoria Academy76%
=15Marshland Primary Academy76%
=15Sheep Dip Lane Academy76%
=15Warmsworth Primary School76%
=19Bessacarr Primary75%
=19Denaby Main Primary Academy75%
=19Pheasant Bank Academy75%
=19Rosedale Primary School75%
=23Castle Academy74%
=23Copley Junior School74%
=23Richmond Hill Primary Academy74%
=23Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy74%
=27Barnby Dun Primary Academy73%
=27Dunsville Primary School73%
=27Kirk Sandall Junior School73%
=30Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy72%
=30Windhill Primary School72%
=32Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy71%
=32St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington71%
=32Tickhill Estfeld Primary School71%
=35Barnburgh Primary Academy69%
=35Brooke Primary Academy69%
=35Hayfield Lane Primary School69%
=35St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School69%
=35St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy69%
=40Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School67%
=40Carr Lodge Academy67%
=40Highfields Primary Academy67%
=40Highwoods Academy67%
=40Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery School67%
#45Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands66%
=46Bawtry Mayflower Primary School65%
=46Plover Primary School65%
=48Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School64%
=48Waverley Academy64%
=50Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy63%
=50Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School63%
=50West Road Primary Academy63%
=50Woodfield Primary School63%
#54Toll Bar Primary School62%
=55Kirkby Avenue Primary School61%
=55Scawsby Junior Academy61%
=55Spa Academy Askern61%
#58Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School60%
=59Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy59%
=59St Peter's Catholic Primary School59%
=59Wadworth Primary School59%
=62St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School58%
=62Town Field Primary School58%
#64Balby Central Primary Academy57%
=65Bentley New Village Primary School56%
=65Norton Junior School56%
=65Thorne King Edward Primary School56%
=65Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School56%
=69Hawthorn Primary School55%
=69St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School55%
=71Park Primary School54%
=71Tranmoor Primary54%
=73Carcroft Primary School53%
=73Green Top53%
=73Long Toft Primary School53%
#76Holy Family Catholic Primary School52%
#77Lakeside Primary Academy51%
#78Owston Park Primary Academy49%
#79New Pastures Primary School48%
=80Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School47%
=80Sandringham Primary School47%
#82Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy40%
#83Atlas Academy39%
=84Hatchell Wood Primary Academy38%
=84Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School38%
#86Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School34%
#87Hexthorpe Primary School21%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,520 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 7 junior schools in Doncaster for spending per pupil

#1Spa Academy Askern£6,520
#2Copley Junior School£6,401
#3Pheasant Bank Academy£6,036

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Spa Academy Askern£6,520
#2Copley Junior School£6,401
#3Pheasant Bank Academy£6,036
#4Morley Place Academy£5,936
#5Scawsby Junior Academy£5,393
#6Kirk Sandall Junior School£5,358
#7Norton Junior School£4,352

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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