Sheep Dip Lane Academy

State-Funded School

sheep-dip-lane-academy-doncaster-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

DoncasterLocal Authority

Doncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeConstituency

DN7 4AUPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Sheep Dip Lane Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 256 pupils. Sheep Dip Lane Academy is part of Exceed Learning Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

256

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 256
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Exceed Learning Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
19 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.