Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Doncaster council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Doncaster's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 47 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (64%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Premier Education WAC @ Canon Popham C of E Primary Academy. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 12 October 2022: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

239 (capacity 242)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Sheffield

Academy trust

THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01302884465

Address

Church Balk, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2PP

Website

canon-popham.vox-cms.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports