The Mallard Academy

Doncaster · DN4 9HU

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 356 pupils, 40.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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The Mallard Academy

General Information

Address: Cedar Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9HU – View on map
Phone: 01302859116
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr David Richardson
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 31 families put it first for 33 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

356 pupils out of 420 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 134
% eligible for free school meals: 40.5%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Doncaster average)
English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)

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: 6.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.6%
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: 17.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 34 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 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

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £4,767 (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.

82nd of 82 primary schools in Doncaster for spending per pupil

#80Willow Primary School£5,361
#81Green Top£4,980
#82The Mallard Academy£4,767

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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

#1Highfields Primary Academy£9,505
#2Denaby Main Primary Academy£9,018
#3Castle Academy£8,869
#4Arksey Primary School£8,287
#5Toll Bar Primary School£8,031
#6Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School£7,950
#7Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School£7,744
#8Long Toft Primary School£7,694
#9Sheep Dip Lane Academy£7,622
#10Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy£7,619
#11Holy Family Catholic Primary School£7,551
#12Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy£7,518
#13St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School£7,504
#14Bentley New Village Primary School£7,468
#15Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School£7,460
#16Carcroft Primary School£7,283
#17St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School£7,280
#18West Road Primary Academy£7,212
#19Waverley Academy£7,211
#20Rosedale Primary School£7,130
#21Windhill Primary School£7,078
#22Marshland Primary Academy£7,074
#23Intake Primary Academy£7,058
#24Bawtry Mayflower Primary School£7,057
#25Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands£7,010
#26Kirkby Avenue Primary School£6,922
#27St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,920
#28Edlington Victoria Academy£6,889
#29Thorne King Edward Primary School£6,844
#30Hawthorn Primary School£6,797
#31Atlas Academy£6,748
#32Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School£6,727
#33Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School£6,689
#34Balby Central Primary Academy£6,678
#35Hexthorpe Primary School£6,661
#36Wadworth Primary School£6,585
#37New Pastures Primary School£6,565
#38Brooke Primary Academy£6,551
#39Highwoods Academy£6,545
#40Hill Top Academy£6,538
#41Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,531
#42Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy£6,515
#43Park Primary School£6,511
#44Adwick Primary School£6,509
#45Owston Park Primary Academy£6,501
#46Bentley High Street Primary School£6,491
#47Sandringham Primary School£6,335
#48Woodfield Primary School£6,259
#49Lakeside Primary Academy£6,259
#50Tickhill St Mary's Church of England Primary and Nursery School£6,211
#51Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy£6,206
#52Auckley Primary Academy£6,198
#53Barnby Dun Primary Academy£6,195
#54Barnburgh Primary Academy£6,195
#55Tickhill Estfeld Primary School£6,161
#56Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School£6,143
#57Hatchell Wood Primary Academy£6,141
#58Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy£6,119
#59Town Field Primary School£6,070
#60St Peter's Catholic Primary School£6,067
#61Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School£6,039
#62Tranmoor Primary£6,025
#63Richmond Hill Primary Academy£6,015
#64St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington£5,989
#65Warmsworth Primary School£5,924
#66Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary School£5,919
#67Carr Lodge Academy£5,889
#68St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School£5,870
#69Dunsville Primary School£5,863
#70Hayfield Lane Primary School£5,830
#71St Oswald's CofE Academy£5,828
#72Southfield Primary£5,825
#73Montagu Academy£5,792
#74Crookesbroom Primary Academy£5,716
#75Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School£5,673
#76Bessacarr Primary£5,623
#77Kingfisher Primary Academy£5,620
#78Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£5,591
#79Plover Primary School£5,428
#80Willow Primary School£5,361
#81Green Top£4,980
#82The Mallard Academy£4,767

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