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Carr Junior School

Primary · York · YO26 5QA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 September 2023

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At a glance

232 pupils · 97% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
25.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.carrjunior.co.uk
URN
147105

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 19 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.1% 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
York average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, PadihamBurnley · 50 miles awayGood80%
Evelyn Community Primary SchoolPrescot · 77 miles awayExpected standard79%
Millfields Primary AcademyNantwich · 85 miles awayGood71%
Grove Lea Primary SchoolPontefract · 26 miles awayOutstanding77%
Palmarsh Primary SchoolHythe · 220 miles awayGood (2016)67%
Florendine Primary SchoolTamworth · 94 miles awayNo current grade40%
St Peter's CofE Primary School ChorleyChorley · 64 miles awayExpected standard62%
Greatwood Community Primary SchoolSkipton · 36 miles awayGood77%
St Giles CofE Primary SchoolDerbyshire · 45 miles awayExpected standard54%
Prospect Hill Junior SchoolWorksop · 44 miles awayGood66%
Forest Glade Primary SchoolSutton-in-Ashfield · 58 miles awayNo current grade93%
Castle Cary Community Primary SchoolCastle Cary · 207 miles awayExpected standard68%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (York 80%, England 60%) · Any other White background 3% (York 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (York 2%, England 3%) · Black African 1% (York 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)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.85 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · York: 3.88 suspensions and 0.01 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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

58% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school · 25% 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)

43.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.1 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 £52,288; 18.2% 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£6,435
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£80,000

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier50.8%62.3%
Social housing40.8%17.1%
Privately rented8%20.5%
Detached houses2.2%22.9%
Flats1.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013335 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£290,000501 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£242,500–£355,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (45)£370,000
Semi-detached (257)£310,000
Terraced (153)£260,500
Flat (46)£160,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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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