Maple Medical PRU
Maple Medical PRU is a pupil referral unit in Doncaster for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 24 pupils. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Cedar Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9HT01302 572796maplemedical.org.ukMrs Lois Cherrington headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 7 February 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Doncaster council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (15), emotional and mental health (3), language and communications needs (3), Physical disability (2), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 63% | 63% | 68% | 58% | 29% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 96% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mallard Academy | Academy | 310 m | 356 | No overall grade 2024 | 0 | Compare |
| Sycamore Hall Preparatory School | Independent | 520 m | 16 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Waverley Academy | Academy | 560 m | 201 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| Woodfield Primary School | Academy | 790 m | 402 | No overall grade 2025 | 44 | Compare |
| Journey Education Group | Independent | 0.7 miles | 15 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| More Than Ed Independent School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 25 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hexthorpe Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 439 | Good 2023 | 4 | Compare |
| Astrea Academy Woodfields | Academy | 0.9 miles | 662 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Maple Medical PRU a good school?
Maple Medical PRU doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2024.
What is Maple Medical PRU's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maple Medical PRU good at its last full inspection on 7 February 2024.
How many pupils does Maple Medical PRU have?
24 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Cedar Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9HT
- Telephone
- 01302 572796
- Website
- maplemedical.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lois Cherrington
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward
- Balby South
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2008 (new provision)
- URN
- 135502 · LAESTAB 3711110 · UKPRN 10025640
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.