St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic

Roberts Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0JN

Headteacher · Mr Tom Hoyes

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils243Capacity 240

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 31 January 2024

Free school meals19.4%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Doncaster council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

29 of the 33 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered30

Applications52

First choice33

First-choice offers29

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).