Carnagill Community Primary School

Carnagill Community Primary is performing well overall, with strong provision across most areas and exceptional early years education. This was its first section 5 inspection since becoming an academy in 2020; its predecessor had been judged inadequate, and the school is part of Dales Academies Trust. The school serves a community with significant mobility, including many pupils from military families and pupils who join from abroad, and it is adept at supporting new arrivals, pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language. Pupils are kind, polite and happy, behaviour is positive, and safeguarding is effective. The curriculum is ambitious, pupils generally achieve well, and reading and phonics are strong. Early years provision is a standout strength, with highly skilled adults, strong communication and language development, and a clear love of reading. Personal development is comprehensive, pupils show an exceptional understanding of equality, and leaders, governors and trustees are effective in driving improvement. The main areas for improvement are that a very small number of recently reviewed curriculum subjects are not yet securely embedded, and pupils’ understanding of fundamental British values is insecure. Some 2024 published outcomes were low, although they do not fully reflect the quality of education, and a small proportion of pupils are persistently absent, though leaders are taking effective action.

Strengths

• Ambitious curriculum across all subjects with high expectations for pupils
• Pupils generally achieve well and recall and use prior knowledge effectively
• Outstanding early years provision with highly skilled adults and exceptional preparation for future learning
• Strong phonics and reading support, with gaps identified quickly and a positive reading culture
• Effective support for new arrivals, pupils with SEND and pupils who speak English as an additional language
• Pupils are kind, polite, happy and welcoming, with positive behaviour throughout the school
• Strong emotional well-being support and an exceptional pupil understanding of equality
• Comprehensive wider development programme, including educational visits and pupil leadership opportunities
• Governors and trustees are knowledgeable, diligent and provide effective support and challenge
• Staff workload and well-being are prioritised by leaders
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In a very small number of subjects, recently reviewed curriculum aspects are not securely embedded, affecting pupils’ learning in those subjects
• Pupils’ understanding of fundamental British values is insecure because teaching opportunities are not effective enough
• Some published outcomes in 2024 were low, although they do not fully reflect the quality of education provided
• A small proportion of pupils are persistently absent, though leaders take effective action to improve attendance

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 Carnagill Community Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Carnagill Community Primary 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 Carnagill Community Primary School had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% 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, 31.3% of pupils at Carnagill Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.2% 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 2024–25 Carnagill Community Primary School received £7,250 and spent £7,284 for each of its 168 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £206,000 (£1,229 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Dales Academies Trust, income was £7,522 and spending £7,432 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 Catterick Garrison · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Carnagill Community Primary School is part of Dales Academies Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Trinity Academy Richmond Richmond
• Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Ravensworth Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Barton Church of England Primary School Richmond
• East Cowton Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Croft Church of England Primary School Darlington
• Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Great Smeaton Academy Primary School Northallerton
• Oakbridge Church of England Primary School Northallerton

What is Carnagill Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Carnagill Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Carnagill Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Carnagill Community Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Carnagill Community Primary School have?

Carnagill Community Primary School has 134 pupils on roll.

What age range does Carnagill Community Primary School cover?

Carnagill Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Carnagill Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 26% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Carnagill Community Primary School?

Carnagill Community Primary School is at Leadmill Estate, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 3HN.