OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
13 December 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 February 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barnsley
Trust
HCAT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
191
191 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
93
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
98
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
below England
School
20.9%
Barnsley
29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
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
92.1%
176
Any other White background
3.1%
6
African
2.6%
5
Any other Asian background
1.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
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
19.9%
38 of
191 pupils
0.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.5 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
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Barnsley
75.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Barnsley
72.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
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
3.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.38 pts
lower than
England
School
3.84%
Barnsley
6.02%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.17 pts
lower than
England
School
8.64%
Barnsley
14.48%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
91.0%
2.8 pts
above England
Birdwell Primary School
91.0%
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.