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Carcroft Primary School

Academy converter · Doncaster · DN6 8DR

Ages 3–11 · 225 pupils · Doncaster

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-22

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.4%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
213

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
24
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill54%

225 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
225
Boys / girls
106 / 119
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
225 / 420 (54%)
Free school meals
56%
FSM pupils
126
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Academy trust
XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Atherton

Location

Address
Owston Road, Carcroft
Postcode
DN6 8DR
Town
Doncaster
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Doncaster
District
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Doncaster, Doncaster, 225 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 56%.

Open schools in Doncaster
153
Primary schools in Doncaster
108
Academies among open schools in Doncaster
64% (98)
Open schools in DN6
15
Primary in DN6
11
Open schools in Doncaster LA
145
Primary in Doncaster LA
98

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DoncasterNear DN6

  • Owston Park Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 8PU · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM33.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Adwick Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 7SH · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM24.1%

    1.3 miles away

  • Toll Bar Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Doncaster · DN5 0QR · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS223%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM70.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 7RG · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM49.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Spa Academy Askern

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 0AQ · Doncaster

    Ages 7–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM50.6%

    1.9 miles away

  • Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 0PZ · Doncaster

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Highfields Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Doncaster · DN6 7JB · Doncaster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM66.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Atherton
Telephone
01302722353
Website
www.carcroftprimary.co.uk/

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