Carr Lodge Academy
Grady Drive, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8GA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah Crampton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Exceed Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 140353
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302230700
About this school
Carr Lodge Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 70% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 82% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Carr Lodge Academy 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 | 75% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 462 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carr Lodge Academy compares
Carr Lodge Academy ranked 41st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.7% | 18.3% | 448 | — |
| Woodfield Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 40% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| The Mallard Academy | — | 6.1% | 44.3% | 356 | 1.1 miles |
| Balby Central Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 40.6% | 448 | 1.4 miles |
| Waverley Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 48.2% | 201 | 1.4 miles |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 24% | 243 | 1.5 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)
- 18.31%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 10.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Woodfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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The Mallard Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Balby Central Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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Waverley Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
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St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Carr Lodge Academy ranks 46th 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 year groups does Carr Lodge Academy teach?
- Carr Lodge Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the head teacher of Carr Lodge Academy?
- The head teacher of Carr Lodge Academy is Mrs Sarah Crampton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carr Lodge Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carr Lodge Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Carr Lodge Academy?
- Carr Lodge Academy has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carr Lodge Academy full?
- Carr Lodge Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 448 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Carr Lodge Academy a faith school?
- No. Carr Lodge Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Carr Lodge Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carr Lodge Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Carr Lodge Academy?
- Carr Lodge Academy is part of EXCEED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carr Lodge Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carr Lodge Academy rank locally?
- Carr Lodge Academy ranked 41st of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carr Lodge Academy's absence rate?
- Carr Lodge Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carr Lodge Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carr Lodge Academy'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 1 July 2026.