Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN5 8NQ
10 reasons to choose Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School
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Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Doncaster and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 9 members of The Rose Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection.
Average class size
Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School ranks in the top 14% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 32% of schools.
The Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.35am to 3.10pm. There are limited places in a school run breakfast club from 8.00am. Childcare provided by an external contractor from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Scawsby Saltersgate Junior School
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Hill House School (8.7 miles); Ackworth School (11.5 miles); Wakefield Independent School (13 miles).
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