Bessacarr Primary
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 30 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Unique reference
- 144412
- Address
- Ellers Avenue, Bessacarr, DN4 7DT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 464 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 18.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.0%
White British 67.7%
Other White 7.3%
Pakistani 7.1%
Indian 5.2%
Mixed 4.5%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Bessacarr Primary
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 46 25 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 27 33 |
| Year 1 | 57 33 24 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 4 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 5 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 6 | 60 37 23 |