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Carr Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Ostman Road, Acomb, York YO26 5QA · carrinfantschool.co.uk · 01904 565140
On the mapSearch near YO26 5QA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 200
- 95% of 210 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: York Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 1.68 mi2.70 km | |
The guide shows 58 children offered for 60 places, so the school had places left over.
The guide shows 52 children offered for 60 places, so the school had places left over.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Carr Infant School on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Urgent improvement
- Early years: Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Positive
- 75%
- Replies
- 32
- 15% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (13%) with SEND