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Kirk Sandall Junior School

Primary · Doncaster · DN3 1JG

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Strong standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 28 April 2026 · report published 18 June 2026

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At a glance

309 pupils · 86% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
21% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.kirksandall-jun.doncaster.sch.uk
URN
141684

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 28 April 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

90 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
Doncaster average64.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Burton Manor Primary SchoolStafford · 69 miles awayNo current grade62%
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSelby · 15 miles awayGood58%
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolMexborough · 12 miles awayNo current grade76%
Cobbs Brow SchoolSkelmersdale · 70 miles awayGood74%
Carlton Primary AcademyBarnsley · 16 miles awayGood64%
Wilnecote Junior AcademyTamworth · 70 miles awayRequires improvement49%
Bushmead Primary SchoolSt Neots · 98 miles awayGood63%
Dunston Hill Community Primary SchoolGateshead · 99 miles awayGood60%
Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolMalpas · 79 miles awayExpected standard58%
Thatcham Park CofE PrimaryThatcham · 149 miles awayGood51%
Fremington Primary SchoolBarnstaple · 215 miles awayRequires improvement46%
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolHelston · 299 miles awayGood (2019)53%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Doncaster 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Doncaster 8%, England 7%) · Not recorded 2% (Doncaster 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Doncaster 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Doncaster 2%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.72 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Doncaster: 3.51 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

75% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,120; 26.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,358
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £682,000; in-year balance +£277,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health41%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier61.7%62.3%
Social housing23.9%17.1%
Privately rented14.1%20.5%
Detached houses16.3%22.9%
Flats20.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007623 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£185,000320 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£154,000–£226,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (104)£240,000
Semi-detached (168)£177,500
Terraced (39)£145,000
Flat (9)£98,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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