Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy has demonstrated a good standard of performance in its first inspection as an academy. The school has created a positive learning environment where pupils share care for each other and engage with their community, such as connecting with older residents. The curriculum is designed with aspirations for pupils, emphasizing reading and mathematics while being supported by attentive staff who ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are included in learning opportunities. The early years provision is strong, giving children a solid foundation for their education.

Strengths

• Strong inter-generational links between pupils and local residents
• Well-structured phonics program supporting early reading
• High-quality provision in early years education
• Effective teaching of mathematics with challenges for higher-attaining pupils
• Strong leadership and management contributing to staff positivity

Areas for Improvement

• Significant number of pupils are persistently absent, with rates showing little improvement
• Some subjects in the curriculum lack clear sequencing and detail
• Opportunities for subject leaders to monitor their areas are limited

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 Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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 Askern Littlemoor Infant 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 Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% 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, 16.3% of pupils at Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% 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 Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy received £7,754 and spent £7,563 for each of its 161 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£740 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Leger Education Trust, income was £7,997 and spending £7,894 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

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy is part of Leger Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Spa Academy Askern Doncaster
• Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Doncaster
• Campsmount Academy Doncaster
• Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy Doncaster
• Ridgewood School Doncaster
• Barnburgh Primary Academy Doncaster
• Tornedale Infant Academy Doncaster

What is Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy have?

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy has 166 pupils on roll.

What age range does Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy cover?

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy?

Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy is at Alfred Road, Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0PZ.