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Catholic schools in Doncaster

All 11 Catholic schools in Doncaster.

11 schools in Doncaster

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  1. St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Doncaster, DN11 0NB · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    37 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.1%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    246
    Pupils per teacher
    24.3
    View school St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Doncaster, DN7 5BL · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Doncaster catholic schools average.

    39 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1152%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    215
    Pupils per teacher
    21.1
    View school Holy Family Catholic Primary School
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington

    Doncaster, DN12 1DL · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    12 first choices, 12 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    198
    Pupils per teacher
    20.6
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington
  4. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Doncaster, DN4 5EP · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1159%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    204
    Pupils per teacher
    23.7
    View school St Peter's Catholic Primary School
  5. St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Doncaster, DN12 4AQ · Academy · Primary · Ages 0 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Doncaster catholic schools average.

    27 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1158%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.4%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    226
    Pupils per teacher
    20.1
    View school St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
  6. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School

    Doncaster, DN5 0RP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    17 first choices, 19 offers made

    Met the standard at 1160%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    136
    Pupils per teacher
    22.4
    View school Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
  7. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Doncaster, DN3 2DB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    22 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    217
    Pupils per teacher
    21.9
    View school Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
  8. St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

    Doncaster, DN4 0JN · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    243
    Pupils per teacher
    20.9
    View school St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
  9. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School

    Doncaster, DN2 5JG · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Doncaster catholic schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1147%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    215
    Pupils per teacher
    24.7
    View school Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
  10. The McAuley Catholic High School

    Doncaster, DN3 3QF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Doncaster catholic schools average, high absence.

    168 first choices, 199 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1641.9

    Doncaster catholic schools 41.9England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.9%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    1,431
    Pupils per teacher
    16.8
    View school The McAuley Catholic High School
  11. St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Doncaster, DN6 7QN · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Doncaster catholic schools average.

    32 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1155%

    Doncaster catholic schools 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.6%Doncaster catholic schools 6.4%
    Pupils
    153
    Pupils per teacher
    22.5
    View school St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
The big picture

How Doncaster's Catholic schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Doncaster 61%England 62%Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School: 47%Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 52%St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School: 55%St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: 58%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 59%Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School: 60%St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School: 69%St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy: 69%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington: 71%Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy: 71%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Doncaster

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Doncaster average 4.9%St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy: 3.1%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington: 3.4%St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School: 3.6%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 3.6%Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School: 4.5%Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School: 4.8%Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy: 4.9%Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 5.5%St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School: 5.6%St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: 6.4%The McAuley Catholic High School: 8.9%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Doncaster

Ofsted grades in Doncaster

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 8
  • Good: 7 of 8
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 8
  • Inadequate: 0 of 8
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Doncaster

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    22 of the 11 Catholic schools in Doncaster have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Doncaster, explained

There are 11 Catholic schools in Doncaster, teaching 3,484 children. 4 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.4% of pupils in Doncaster catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 47% to 71%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

24.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,246 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Doncaster.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Doncaster?
There are 11 Catholic schools in Doncaster, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Doncaster?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Doncaster on Eduscope are St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Holy Family Catholic Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in Doncaster?
Doncaster has 1 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 7 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in Doncaster ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Doncaster Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Doncaster is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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