Highwoods Academy
Academy converter primary school in Mexborough (Doncaster).
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first22 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Laurel Academy, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Laurel AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 755 | Good, 2023 |
| Montagu AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 352 | Good, 2022 |
| Swinton Queen Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 339 | Good, 2022 |
| Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Milton SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.9 mi | Special | 179 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Brookfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 260 | Good, 2022 |
| Wath Victoria Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 279 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| New Pastures Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 270 | Good, 2024 |
| Windhill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 302 | Good, 2022 |
| Swinton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 870 | Good, 2023 |
| Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 313 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2015, previous school) |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in HumanitiesAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 687 | Requires improvement, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Wath AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 2,104 | Good, 2023 |
| Lacewood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 242 | Good, 2023 |
| Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 218 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2014, previous school) |
| Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 225 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Wath Central Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 408 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Carrfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 282 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| Heather Garth Primary School AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 221 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Barnburgh Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 232 | Good, 2019Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Astrea Academy DearneAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,071 | Good, 2023 |
| Kilnhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 170 | Good, 2022 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 205
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