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Bessacarr Primary

Primary

Doncaster · Doncaster · DN4 7DT http://www.bessacarr.doncaster.sch.uk/

Pupils
455
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDoncaster
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bessacarr Primary · Primary · Doncaster

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
75%
+12pp
77%70%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
11%
+3pp
11%9%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
455
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Ellers Avenue, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 7DT
Local authority
Doncaster
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2575%11%81%44%84%19%84%39%88%84%107.0107.0108.09%455
2023/2463%8%80%32%77%10%77%15%83%87%106.0104.0106.09%464
2022/2373%8%85%25%82%15%82%20%75%87%106.0105.0108.0-1.20-0.80-1.409%462
2018/1973%7%80%35%87%17%93%18%100%85%105.0106.0108.0-0.50-1.20-0.8012%458
2017/1877%10%85%36%85%13%85%23%97%92%106.0105.0109.0+0.90-0.40+0.30448

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545527.59%16%6%4%7%
2023/2446425.69%18%6%4%7%
2022/2346223.59%18%6%5%12%
2021/2246323.411%17%6%6%15%
2020/2145124.212%18%6%
2018/1945823.512%15%7%4%9%
2017/1823.14%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.