Carr Infant School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 3 to 7
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention

Ostman Road, Acomb, York, YO26 5QAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Carr Infant School is a primary school in York for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 70 schools in York. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 27 January 2026, report published 19 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Urgent improvement
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Early years
Urgent improvement
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

200 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals22.5%

22.5%, 4 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language12.5%

12.5%, 9.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support15%

15%, 0.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4%

4%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Carr Infant School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Carr Junior School0.1 milesOfsted: Good64% met the expected standard
Poppleton Road Primary School0.6 milesReport card: Needs attention to expected standard64% met the expected standard
Acomb Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding55% met the expected standard
Hob Moor Community Primary Academy1 mileOfsted: Good48% met the expected standard
Westfield Primary Community School1 mileOfsted: Good41% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
3 to 7
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Oxley
Address
Ostman Road, Acomb, York, YO26 5QA
Local authority
York
URN
121273

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.