Willow Primary SchoolHawthorn Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Willow Primary School and Hawthorn Primary School are primary schools in Doncaster.

  • Willow Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hawthorn Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Willow Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Willow Primary School was judged Good and Hawthorn Primary 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 79.0% for Willow Primary School and 55.0% for Hawthorn Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Willow Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Hawthorn Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Willow Primary School versus Hawthorn Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoncasterWillow Primary SchoolDoncasterHawthorn Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking23rd of 98 in Doncaster Stronger figure32nd of 98 in Doncaster
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll418 233
Capacity420 275
LocationDoncaster, DN4 7EZ Doncaster, DN4 6LQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census418 233
Free school meals (ever 6)10.3% 44.7%
English as an additional language22.2% 22.3%
SEN support12.4% 18.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.1% Stronger figure17.5% 15.8%

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.

Willow Primary School

Hawthorn Primary School

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