Highwoods Academy
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Highwoods Road, Mexborough, S64 9ES
Head Teacher · Mr Paul Rust
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils198Capacity 262
OfstedReport cardInspected 28 April 2026
TrustEmpowering Minds Academy Trust
Free school meals50.8%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 28 April 2026.
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
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.
How to apply in DoncasterApplications for September 2026
All 23 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered24
Applications36
First choice23
First-choice offers23
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).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Montagu Academy0.5 mi
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School0.8 mi
- Swinton Queen Primary School0.8 mi
- Brookfield Primary Academy1.2 mi
- Wath Victoria Primary School1.2 mi