OFSTED
4 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Doncaster
Trust
BRIGHTER FUTURES LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
222
212 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
98
44.1% of pupils
Male pupils
124
55.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.2 pts
below England
School
12.6%
Doncaster
29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
below England
School
5.9%
Doncaster
15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Doncaster
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.4%
194
Any other White background
5.9%
13
White and Black African
1.8%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
4
African
1.4%
3
Any other Asian background
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.3%
34 of
222 pupils
5.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.59 pts
lower than
England
School
5.62%
Doncaster
6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.20 pts
lower than
England
School
14.62%
Doncaster
16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
higher than
England
School
3.08%
Doncaster
1.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.5%
4.3 pts
above England
Kirk Sandall Infant School
92.5%
Doncaster
89.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.