Crookesbroom Primary Academy

Crookesbroom Primary Academy is performing well, demonstrating a good quality of education with outstanding behaviour and personal development among students. The school is known for its strong leadership, which fosters a culture of high expectations and mutual respect within the school community. Pupils feel safe and enjoy learning, showing enthusiasm and motivation in their studies. The curriculum is ambitious and engaging, although certain areas, particularly in the wider curriculum, require further clarity to ensure consistent depth of knowledge across all subjects. This inspection marks the first routine assessment following the pandemic, and the school has adapted well to the challenges that arose during that time.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with clear high expectations
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes exhibited by pupils
• High-quality support for students with special educational needs
• Ambitious and engaging curriculum fostering enthusiasm for learning
• Effective teaching of reading with a focus on phonics
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils promoting a respectful environment

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in the knowledge expected in the wider curriculum

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 Crookesbroom Primary Academy attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Crookesbroom Primary Academy 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 Crookesbroom Primary Academy had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.4% 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, 9.7% of pupils at Crookesbroom Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 2024–25 Crookesbroom Primary Academy received £6,603 and spent £6,000 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £324,000 (£1,484 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

Crookesbroom Primary Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Ash Hill Academy Doncaster
• Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Doncaster
• Don Valley Academy Doncaster
• Highfields Primary Academy Doncaster
• Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster
• Grange Lane Infant Academy Doncaster
• Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster
• Goole Academy Goole
• Serlby Park Academy Doncaster
• De Warenne Academy Doncaster

What is Crookesbroom Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crookesbroom Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2022.

When was Crookesbroom Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Crookesbroom Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2022.

How many pupils does Crookesbroom Primary Academy have?

Crookesbroom Primary Academy has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crookesbroom Primary Academy cover?

Crookesbroom Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Crookesbroom Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crookesbroom Primary Academy?

Crookesbroom Primary Academy is at Crookesbroom Lane, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 6JP.