# Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy

Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Doncaster, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 239 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145771. [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 239
- Council: Doncaster
- URN: 145771

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 12 October 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Doncaster and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Doncaster | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Kirk Sandall Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirk-sandall-infant-school-e138922): 360 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024
- [Kirk Sandall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirk-sandall-junior-school-e141684): 360 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hungerhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hungerhill-school-e137899): 600 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bader Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bader-academy-e147864): 690 m. Special. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edenthorpe-hall-primary-academy-e142933): 710 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/armthorpe-shaw-wood-academy-e138705): 1.6 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145771)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145771)

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