SCHOOL PROFILE

All Saints Academy Darfield

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 138234
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 May 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Barnsley
Trust THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 207 194 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 93 44.9% of pupils
Male pupils 114 55.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.7%
12.9 pts above England
School 37.7%
Barnsley 29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.6%
7.7 pts below England
School 12.6%
Barnsley 8.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barnsley 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.5%
175
Any other White background
8.2%
17
African
3.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
2
Indian
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.8% 43 of 207 pupils
0.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.8%
Barnsley 20.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.9% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 3.1 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Barnsley 64.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Barnsley 75.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Barnsley 72.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Barnsley 76.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.71 pts higher than England
School 6.93%
Barnsley 6.02%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.23 pts higher than England
School 19.05%
Barnsley 14.48%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.58 pts higher than England
School 2.38%
Barnsley 1.88%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.6% 10.4 pts above England
All Saints Academy Darfield
98.6%
Barnsley
97.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information