Schools in Mexborough
Mexborough is a South Yorkshire town in the Borough of Doncaster with 13 schools, including Swinton Academy and All Saints' Church of England School serving the secondary age group. The area performs well for Ofsted quality: nine of the 13 schools hold a Good or Outstanding inspection grade, one of the stronger ratios among Doncaster's market towns. Five schools are at or above their published capacity.
Two faith schools reflect the area's Church of England heritage. Admissions are coordinated by Doncaster Council, and families in Swinton, Denaby Main and Mexborough town centre should confirm which schools their address is linked to before the 2026 application deadline. With more than a third of schools currently oversubscribed, applying on time is particularly important in this area.
School demand in Mexborough
Across the 12 schools in Mexborough with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Mexborough have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Mexborough are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Doncaster, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Mexborough have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Mexborough: 4 oversubscribed (10)
Windhill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Mexborough · S64 0PQ
Swinton Queen Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 8NE
Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 0BE
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 8HF
Kilnhurst Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 5TA
Highwoods Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 9ES
Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 5UA
Brookfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Mexborough · S64 8TQ
Montagu Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Mexborough · S64 9PH
New Pastures Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Mexborough · S64 0LT
Secondary Schools in Mexborough (2)
Other Schools in Mexborough (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Mexborough are set by Doncaster and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.