Highwoods Academy
Highwoods Road, Mexborough, S64 9ES
198 pupils · 76% of 262 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EMPOWERING MINDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Free school meals
- 50.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 23 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 24 | 29 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 21 | 29 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 40 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 38 | 30 |
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
- Montagu Academy 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Swinton Queen Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Brookfield Primary Academy 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wath Victoria Primary School 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- New Pastures Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · 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.