Spa Academy AskernNorton Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Doncaster.

Summary of the comparison

Spa Academy Askern and Norton Junior School are primary schools in Doncaster.

  • Spa Academy Askern scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Norton Junior School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Norton Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Spa Academy Askern was judged the expected standard and Norton Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 61.0% for Spa Academy Askern and 56.0% for Norton Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Spa Academy Askern (39.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Norton Junior School (59.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Spa Academy Askern versus Norton Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoncasterSpa Academy AskernDoncasterNorton Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF33/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking88th of 98 in Doncaster 44th of 98 in Doncaster Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll239 230
Capacity390 240
LocationDoncaster, DN6 0AQ Doncaster, DN6 9DG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census239 230
Free school meals (ever 6)49.8% 21.7%
English as an additional language8.4% 2.2%
SEN support22.2% 17.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.2% 11.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Spa Academy Askern

Norton Junior School

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