Community school · Barnsley

Lacewood Primary School

3–11Ages
242Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106579URN

Carr Head Lane, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.0 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

73 applications for 25 places · 4th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Barnsley median (1.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 25 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.9; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 3.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 2.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 2.6; 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	25	73	2.9	38	1.52
Sep 2025	28	54	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2024	30	82	2.7	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	90	3.0	42	1.40
Sep 2022	30	78	2.6	46	1.53
Sep 2021	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	65	2.2	38	1.27
Sep 2019	26	72	2.8	42	1.62
Sep 2018	29	71	2.5	43	1.48
Sep 2017	58	90	1.6	56	0.97
Sep 2016	29	84	2.9	40	1.38
Sep 2015	30	61	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014	29	76	2.6	35	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%35th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	3%	110	106
2023/24	47%	5%	103	99
2022/23	73%	7%	109	105

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

Lacewood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Heather Garth Primary School Academy
0.4 km · Barnsley

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Carrfield Primary Academy
0.7 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Highgate Primary Academy
1.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wath Victoria Primary School
2.2 km · Rotherham

2026

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Barnsley

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Goldthorpe Primary Academy
2.3 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Highwoods Academy
2.6 km · Doncaster

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wath Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106579 · 370/2057
Capacity: 250 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals: 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Carr Head Lane, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8DA
Local authority: Barnsley

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