Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolOur Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Doncaster, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 217 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Doncaster and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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
In a straight line- Armthorpe AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)300 m
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Southfield PrimaryPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Tranmoor PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Outwood Academy DanumSecondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Edenthorpe Hall Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Doncaster
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).