Kirk Sandall Junior School
Magnolia Close, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster, DN3 1JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carolyn Buckley
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 141684
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302882827
About this school
Kirk Sandall Junior School is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 309 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 78 | 91 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Kirk Sandall Junior 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 | 63% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 356 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirk Sandall Junior School compares
Kirk Sandall Junior School ranked 29th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.2% | 23.3% | 309 | — |
| Kirk Sandall Infant School | — | 5.6% | 11.8% | 222 | 0.0 miles |
| Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 12% | 239 | 0.2 miles |
| Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy | 59% | 5% | 30.3% | 194 | 0.6 miles |
| Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy | 72% | 4.1% | 24.9% | 462 | 1.2 miles |
| Barnby Dun Primary Academy | 73% | 2.4% | 14.2% | 230 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 8 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.26%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 9.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirk Sandall Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Canon Popham CofE Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Barnby Dun Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Kirk Sandall Junior School ranks 31st 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 Kirk Sandall Junior School teach?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirk Sandall Junior School?
- The headteacher of Kirk Sandall Junior School is Mrs Carolyn Buckley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirk Sandall Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirk Sandall Junior 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 big is Kirk Sandall Junior School?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Kirk Sandall Junior School full?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 309 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Kirk Sandall Junior School a faith school?
- No. Kirk Sandall Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirk Sandall Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kirk Sandall Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kirk Sandall Junior School?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School is part of BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kirk Sandall Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirk Sandall Junior School rank locally?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School ranked 29th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirk Sandall Junior School's absence rate?
- Kirk Sandall Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirk Sandall Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirk Sandall Junior 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 15 July 2026.