Atlas Academy

About Atlas Academy

Atlas Academy is a state primary school in Doncaster, Yorkshire and the Humber, led by headteacher Melisha Trotman. It sits within a local authority that includes 98 primary schools, of which only four hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is ranked 86th out of 87 primaries in Doncaster based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. That puts it in the bottom tier locally, well behind the top-performing peers in the area: Crookesbroom Primary Academy, St Oswald's CofE Academy and Arksey Primary School. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Bentley High Street Primary School, about 3.1 kilometres away. Atlas Academy is a mixed, non-religious school for children aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has a capacity of 440 pupils and currently enrols 416, so it is nearly full. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 45 applications for 36 places and 34 first-preference offers made.

Academically, Atlas Academy's most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 show that just 27% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 61%. Only 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects. In reading, 43% met the expected standard and 13% achieved the higher standard; in writing, 45% met the expected standard and 7% reached the higher standard; in maths, 34% met the expected standard and 7% achieved the higher standard. Average scaled scores were 96 in both reading and maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, rated it Good across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a notable improvement from its previous inspection in March 2022, when it was rated Requires Improvement across the board.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, an ICT suite, a library and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, netball, cross country, gymnastics, athletics and rounders. Clubs include science club, gardening and eco club. The school has a broad set of SEND provisions, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, based on 14 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, show that 57% of parents would recommend the school. While 86% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 93% agreed or strongly agreed that their child feels safe, views on behaviour management and communication were more mixed. This school may suit families who value the recent Ofsted improvement and the range of SEND support, but who are realistic about the academic outcomes compared with local averages.

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