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Intake Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Helen Broad

corporate_fareASTREA ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDoncaster, DN2 6EW

language Visit Website phone 1302344743

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

250

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Intake Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Intake Primary Academy is an academy converter in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 272 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #133 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%

Reading84% LA 72%

Writing84% LA 70%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading83% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading52% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.9

-6.0 to -1.2

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 3.3

3.8

Maths

LA -0.5

1.6 to 6.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading51% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -1.2

-4.8 to -0.6

0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 2.3

1.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.3 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 January 2022

Inspection Report

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04 October 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-04-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-03-18

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 272 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	272	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	294	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	281	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	271	2	0.7%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	250	8	3.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	251	5	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	252	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	274	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	273	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	319	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	319	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	308	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	310	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	299	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	316	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	313	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	296	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils