Kirkby Avenue Primary School
Kirkby Avenue, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 9TF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Clifford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 131341
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302782953
About this school
Kirkby Avenue Primary School is a community primary school in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 347 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kirkby Avenue Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 44% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 58% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 66% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 66% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kirkby Avenue Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Doncaster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 354 |
| 2023/24 | 368 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirkby Avenue Primary School compares
Kirkby Avenue Primary School ranked 55th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 347 | — |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 42.1% | 439 | 0.5 miles |
| Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 25.2% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| Scawsby Junior Academy | 61% | 4.6% | 21.2% | 355 | 0.6 miles |
| Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School | — | 5% | 11.7% | 308 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 31.5% | 136 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.75%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 14.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bentley High Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Scawsby Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Kirkby Avenue Primary School ranks 61st of the 96 ranked primary schools in Doncaster.
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Arksey Primary School Primary
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Primary
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
- Atlas Academy Primary
- Auckley Primary Academy Primary
- Balby Central Primary Academy Primary
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primary
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kirkby Avenue Primary School teach?
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkby Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kirkby Avenue Primary School is Mrs Carol Clifford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kirkby Avenue Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirkby Avenue Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kirkby Avenue Primary School?
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kirkby Avenue Primary School full?
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 347 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kirkby Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kirkby Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirkby Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kirkby Avenue Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kirkby Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirkby Avenue Primary School compare with other schools in Doncaster?
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School ranked 55th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirkby Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirkby Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkby Avenue Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.