Community school · Barnsley

Millhouse Primary School

4–11Ages
100Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106586URN

Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

35 applications for 16 places · 22nd of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 12 July 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Barnsley median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

35 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 1.9; 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	16	35	2.2	15	0.94
Sep 2025	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2024	11	23	2.1	8	0.73
Sep 2023	11	25	2.3	11	1.00
Sep 2022	16	20	1.3	15	0.94
Sep 2021	13	24	1.9	9	0.69
Sep 2020	18	24	1.3	16	0.89
Sep 2019	11	18	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2018	18	30	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2017	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2016	18	35	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2015	21	35	1.7	19	0.90
Sep 2014	14	26	1.9	12	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%23rd of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard45%

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	73%	14%	106	107
2023/24	45%	10%	104	105
2022/23	71%	19%	105	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

Millhouse Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Thurlstone Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.7 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Springvale Primary School
3.8 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
3.9 km · Kirklees

2026

2.5applications per place
Hoylandswaine Primary School
4.8 km · Barnsley

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Birdsedge First School
4.8 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.2applications per place
Oxspring Primary School
5.1 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Cumberworth CofE First School
5.6 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.3applications per place

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: 106586 · 370/2077
Capacity: 140 pupils · 100 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 9LN
Local authority: Barnsley

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