Intake Primary Academy

Intake Primary Academy is part of Astrea Academy Trust and provides a strong standard of education in most areas. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is judged strong standard for attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Pupils are happy, safe and attend regularly; behaviour is calm and respectful; early years provision gives children a positive start; inclusion is a deep commitment, with well-considered SEND and disadvantaged pupil support; leadership and governance are clear and effective; and personal development is well planned, including safety, PSHE/RSE, clubs and leadership opportunities. Achievement and curriculum/teaching are expected standard rather than strong. The main concern is that, while most pupils make steady progress and many reach the expected standard, fewer pupils than nationally reach the higher standard by Year 6 in reading, writing and mathematics, including disadvantaged pupils. Some pupils develop gaps in key knowledge over time because lesson activities are sometimes too complex or not matched closely to their needs; support helps them finish tasks but does not always secure essential knowledge, and additional sessions can reduce time for learning in depth. The report's next steps ask leaders to ensure teachers check what pupils know and plan from starting points, and to continue raising achievement so more pupils reach higher standards. The school serves a deprived area, with free school meals and SEND proportions close to average, and no alternative provision.

Strengths

• Attendance is a clear priority, with exemplary support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Behaviour is consistently strong; pupils are calm, polite, respectful and disruption is rare.
• Early years provision is well designed and ambitious, giving children a strong start from Nursery.
• Inclusion is a deep commitment across the school, with precise identification of needs and well-considered SEND provision.
• Disadvantaged pupils are supported well and often perform better than similar pupils nationally.
• Leadership and governance provide clear strategic direction and effective challenge and support.
• Professional development is closely linked to school priorities and valued by staff.
• Personal development and wellbeing are prioritised, with a well-structured PSHE and RSE curriculum.
• Pupils learn how to keep safe, including online safety, and develop resilience and independence.
• A wide range of clubs, leadership roles and experiences build confidence and responsibility.
• Phonics is taught consistently well, and pupils generally secure foundations in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Pupils with English as an additional language receive focused language support.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive culture of safeguarding.

Areas for Improvement

• In Year 6, fewer pupils achieve the higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics than nationally, including disadvantaged pupils.
• Some pupils develop gaps in key knowledge over time.
• At times, learning activities do not match some pupils' needs and are too complex.
• Staff support helps pupils finish tasks but does not always help them secure essential knowledge.
• Some pupils rely on additional sessions to secure important knowledge, reducing time for learning in depth.
• Progress towards the national higher standards can be slowed.
• Leaders should ensure teachers check what pupils know and plan activities from pupils' starting points.
• Leaders should continue work to raise achievement so more pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, reach higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics.

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 Intake Primary Academy attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Intake 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 Intake Primary Academy had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 16.0% of pupils at Intake Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Intake Primary Academy received £7,406 and spent £7,913 for each of its 259 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £91,000 (£350 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Astrea Academy Trust, income was £8,290 and spending £8,206 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

Intake Primary Academy is part of Astrea Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingfisher Primary Academy Doncaster
• Atlas Academy Doncaster
• Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy Doncaster
• Hexthorpe Primary School Doncaster
• Astrea Academy Woodfields Doncaster
• Waverley Academy Doncaster
• Castle Academy Doncaster
• Denaby Main Primary Academy Doncaster
• The Hill Primary Academy Rotherham
• Astrea Academy Dearne Rotherham

What is Intake Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Intake Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Intake Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Intake Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Intake Primary Academy have?

Intake Primary Academy has 269 pupils on roll.

What age range does Intake Primary Academy cover?

Intake Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Intake Primary Academy?

Intake Primary Academy is at Sidney Road, Intake, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 6EW.