Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School
Finkle Street, Doncaster, DN5 0RP
136 pupils · 85% of 160 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 8 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 17 | 32 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 22 | 30 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bentley New Village Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bentley High Street Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Arksey Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy 1.4 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.