OFSTED
23 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barnsley
Trust
WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
328
310 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
169
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
159
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.9 pts
below England
School
22.9%
Barnsley
29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.3 pts
below England
School
11.0%
Barnsley
8.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Barnsley
0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.7%
281
Any other White background
6.7%
22
African
3.0%
10
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
3
Any other Asian background
0.6%
2
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
19.5%
64 of
328 pupils
1.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 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
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Barnsley
75.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Barnsley
72.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
6.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.59 pts
higher than
England
School
6.81%
Barnsley
6.02%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.31 pts
lower than
England
School
13.50%
Barnsley
14.48%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.34 pts
lower than
England
School
1.46%
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
93.2%
5.0 pts
above England
Oakhill Primary Academy
93.2%
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.