Carter Knowle Junior School, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Carter Knowle Junior School excels at creating a happy, harmonious community where pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. Behaviour is good throughout the school and pupils are enthusiastic about their learning. The school offers excellent sporting and extra-curricular opportunities, and has successfully fostered strong reading habits among pupils.
Key Strengths
- Behaviour of pupils is good in lessons and around the school with positive attitudes to learning
- Pupils enjoy school with good attendance rates above average
- Pupils feel safe and well cared for by staff in a harmonious school community
- Strong sporting and extra-curricular opportunities available to pupils
- Pupils are enthusiastic readers reflecting the school's focus on reading
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics teaching and pupil progress in this subject has not improved sufficiently since the previous inspection
- Too many pupils are not making the progress they are capable of from year to year
- Teachers are not provided with accurate information about pupils' progress to plan lessons to meet learning needs
- Pupils' work is not challenged when incorrect or untidy - teacher expectations about presentation are too low
- Leadership and governance have not held teachers sharply to account for pupil progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school's policies and procedures meet current requirements and pupils feel safe and secure.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, after-school club, sporting opportunities, extra-curricular activities
Carter Knowle Junior School requires improvement. School leaders have not brought about overall improvement fast enough since the previous inspection, particularly in addressing weaknesses in mathematics.
At a Glance
18.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
65 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87%. Maths has remained stable at around 83%. Writing has improved from 84% to 88%.
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.8
KS2
6
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
239 pupils
240 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield
Admissions Demand - Sheffield
Places available
6,786
Applications
5,374
Got 1st preference
96.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Sheffield (2025/26)
Inspection History(112)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.95925%
Overall absence
8.97959%
Persistent absence
245
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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