Primary school

The Mallard Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Doncaster
  • DN4 9HU
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,643 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 51%51% · 2018/192022/23: top 52%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 71%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%3/10 Below−22.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4/10 Below−30.5 pts
Reading score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−27.9 pts
Maths score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.53/10 Below−19.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 48% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 44% · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 67% · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 61% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 40% · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 56% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%67%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 5% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 8% · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 12% · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 2% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 4% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 99 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 101 · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 99 · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 103 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 100 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 101 · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 102 · 52 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 103 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd50
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentRequires improvement
  • Quality of educationInadequate
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Early years provisionInadequate
  • Leadership and managementInadequate
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2023Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2024Lowest Inadequateas predecessor

inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026356
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.3%
First language not English17.5%
SEN support16.1%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils17.6%

Girls 45.8%Boys 54.2%

84.8% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 16.8
  • Leadership 3.6
  • Teaching assistants 12.8
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 37.8 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • +£150,000revenue reserve
  • +£32,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,789,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it