Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Doncaster

In its own words: "Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Primary School is a community centred in Christ. Teaching is permeated by the Gospel values and the traditions of our Catholic faith. We seek to promote a happy, stimulating and caring environment in which each person is valued as an individual with unique talents."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a very special place which we would like to share with you all."

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 77% in Doncaster and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 68% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School are Sandringham Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 58% maths); Intake Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); Plover Primary School (0.4 miles, 75% reading, 85% maths); and Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 70% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School is one of 15 schools run by St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (96%).

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 47.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 2 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Doncaster Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandringham Road/Bruce Crescent (adjacent), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 385 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School are Hospital Teaching Service (0.4 miles), Outwood Academy Danum (0.7 miles), Hall Cross Academy (1.3 miles) and XP East (1.6 miles).