Community school · Barnsley

Burton Road Primary School

3–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106557URN

Old Mill, Burton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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76 applications for 45 places · 56th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Barnsley median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

76 applications · 45 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 2.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 3.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 3.0; Barnsley median median 2.2

This school
Barnsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	76	1.7	45	1.00
Sep 2025	42	83	2.0	42	1.00
Sep 2024	45	93	2.1	49	1.09
Sep 2023	45	95	2.1	59	1.31
Sep 2022	45	100	2.2	51	1.13
Sep 2021	45	102	2.3	61	1.36
Sep 2020	45	106	2.4	68	1.51
Sep 2019	43	103	2.4	63	1.47
Sep 2018	45	89	2.0	48	1.07
Sep 2017	45	97	2.2	49	1.09
Sep 2016	54	103	1.9	45	0.83
Sep 2015	39	121	3.1	61	1.56
Sep 2014	40	121	3.0	58	1.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%17th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	17%	107	107
2023/24	49%	7%	104	106
2022/23	70%	12%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Burton Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Queens Road Academy
1.0 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
1.5 km · Barnsley

2026

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
1.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Lift St Helen's
1.6 km · Barnsley

Good2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Athersley South Primary School
1.8 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Wilthorpe Primary School
1.9 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Summer Lane Primary
2.0 km · Barnsley

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place
Laithes Primary School
2.0 km · Barnsley

2026

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106557 · 370/2009
Capacity: 315 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Old Mill, Burton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AA
Local authority: Barnsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources