Carcroft Primary School
Owston Road, Carcroft, Doncaster, DN6 8DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Atherton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 148408
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01302722353
About this school
Carcroft Primary School is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 225 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 52 | 31 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 45% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 55% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 65% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 65% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | - | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Carcroft 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 | 0% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 283 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carcroft Primary School compares
Carcroft Primary School ranked 75th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 8% | 59.6% | 225 | — |
| Owston Park Primary Academy | 49% | 5.4% | 35.1% | 445 | 0.5 miles |
| Adwick Primary School | 79% | 5.7% | 27.9% | 370 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 34.3% | 153 | 1.5 miles |
| Toll Bar Primary School | 62% | 6.6% | 63.5% | 186 | 1.7 miles |
| Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands | 66% | 8.1% | 48.7% | 394 | 1.7 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)
- 59.57%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 8.04%
- Persistent absence
- 25.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Owston Park Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Adwick Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Toll Bar Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands1.7 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
Carcroft Primary School ranks 82nd 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 Carcroft Primary School teach?
- Carcroft Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Carcroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carcroft Primary School is Mrs Kirsty Atherton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carcroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carcroft 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 big is Carcroft Primary School?
- Carcroft Primary School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carcroft Primary School full?
- Carcroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 225 on roll (54%), 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 Carcroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carcroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carcroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carcroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Carcroft Primary School?
- Carcroft Primary School is part of XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carcroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carcroft Primary School rank locally?
- Carcroft Primary School ranked 75th of 87 primary schools in Doncaster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carcroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Carcroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carcroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carcroft 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 2 July 2026.