Carter Knowle Junior School

Carter Knowle Junior School has demonstrated significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The school has established a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning experiences. Curriculum design is well-aligned with national standards and incorporates local context, making learning relevant and engaging for students. The emphasis on reading is particularly strong, and most parents have expressed satisfaction with the school's commitment to their children's education and well-being.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a varied curriculum and have opportunities for meaningful learning experiences.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading, with pupils developing a love for literature.
• The school promotes good behavior and creates a safe environment for students.
• Effective leadership is evident in the well-implemented curriculum and commitment to staff development.
• Attendance is above the national average, indicating high levels of engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Lower-ability pupils, including those with SEND, do not always receive sufficient support during sustained reading sessions.
• The history curriculum lacks detailed long-term planning for vocabulary and knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Carter Knowle Junior School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Carter Knowle Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Carter Knowle Junior School had 31.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.6% of pupils at Carter Knowle Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Carter Knowle Junior School received £6,151 and spent £5,829 for each of its 239 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £61,000 (£254 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Carter Knowle Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Carter Knowle Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Carter Knowle Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Carter Knowle Junior School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Carter Knowle Junior School have?

Carter Knowle Junior School has 239 pupils on roll.

What age range does Carter Knowle Junior School cover?

Carter Knowle Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Carter Knowle Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Carter Knowle Junior School?

Carter Knowle Junior School is at Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2DY.