Carnagill Community Primary School
Leadmill Estate, Catterick Garrison, DL9 3HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DALES ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Newport
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Dales Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 147593
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01748833622
About this school
Carnagill Community Primary School is a primary academy in Catterick Garrison. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 134 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carnagill Community 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 18 | 23 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 39% | 26% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 70% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 28% | 43% | 37% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 52% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Carnagill Community 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 26% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carnagill Community Primary School compares
Carnagill Community Primary School ranked 228th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 26% | 6.5% | 20.7% | 134 | — |
| Wavell Community Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 17.2% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Hipswell Church of England Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 28.5% | 154 | 1.0 miles |
| Cambrai Primary School | — | 4.8% | 15.8% | 207 | 1.0 miles |
| Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School | 38% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 424 | 1.2 miles |
| Colburn Community Primary School | 36% | 6.5% | 50.6% | 202 | 1.9 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)
- 20.65%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 9.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wavell Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Hipswell Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Cambrai Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
-
Colburn Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Catterick Garrison
Other schools in Catterick Garrison
Carnagill Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Catterick Garrison.
- Cambrai Primary School Primary
- Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School Primary
- Colburn Community Primary School Primary
- Hipswell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wavell Community Primary School Primary
- Risedale School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Carnagill Community Primary School teach?
- Carnagill Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Catterick Garrison.
- Who is the headteacher of Carnagill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carnagill Community Primary School is Mrs Louise Newport, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carnagill Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carnagill Community 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 Carnagill Community Primary School?
- Carnagill Community Primary School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carnagill Community Primary School full?
- Carnagill Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 134 on roll (64%), 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 Carnagill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carnagill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carnagill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carnagill Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Carnagill Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Carnagill Community Primary School is part of DALES ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carnagill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 22% in 2022/23 and 26% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carnagill Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Carnagill Community Primary School ranked 228th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carnagill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Carnagill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carnagill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carnagill Community 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 10 July 2026.