Highwoods Academy
Academy converter in Mexborough, Doncaster.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 198 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 262 |
| Free school meals | 50.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | EMPOWERING MINDS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| Address | Highwoods Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 9ES |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.highwoods.doncaster.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01709583273 |
| URN | 144539 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 23 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 November 2021, published 16 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Montagu Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Swinton Queen Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Brookfield Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Wath Victoria Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- New Pastures Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Windhill Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.