OFSTED
10 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barnsley
Trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
394
371 full-time ·
23 part-time
Female pupils
196
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
198
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.3 pts
above England
School
40.1%
Barnsley
29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.4 pts
below England
School
12.9%
Barnsley
8.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
77.4%
305
Any other White background
6.6%
26
African
4.8%
19
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
16
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
10
Any other Asian background
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.7%
42 of
394 pupils
10.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
66.0%
5.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Barnsley
75.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Barnsley
72.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.66 pts
lower than
England
School
4.56%
Barnsley
6.02%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.14 pts
lower than
England
School
12.68%
Barnsley
14.48%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.08 pts
higher than
England
School
2.88%
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
93.8%
5.6 pts
above England
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
93.8%
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.