Carr Infant School
Community school in York, York.
School details
| Status | Open, but proposed to close |
|---|---|
| Phase | Primary |
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 200 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 22.30% |
| Local authority | York |
| Address | Ostman Road, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 5QA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.carrinfantschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01904565140 |
| URN | 121273 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 19 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Latest ungraded inspection: 20 May 2022, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Carr Junior School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Poppleton Road Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Acomb Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Hob Moor Community Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Westfield Primary Community School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.