Community school · Barnsley

Thurlstone Primary School

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106588URN

Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD · 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

1.9per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

40 applications for 21 places · 39th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%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 · 20 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

Inspection history

20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

40 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 2.3; 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	21	40	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2025	23	51	2.2	23	1.00
Sep 2024	25	49	2.0	27	1.08
Sep 2023	18	50	2.8	18	1.00
Sep 2022	23	45	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2021	25	63	2.5	35	1.40
Sep 2020	28	61	2.2	26	0.93
Sep 2019	20	41	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2018	25	50	2.0	28	1.12
Sep 2017	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2016	22	51	2.3	21	0.95
Sep 2015	25	47	1.9	27	1.08
Sep 2014	15	34	2.3	16	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 37% · Maths 89% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%70th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard37%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

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	37%	0%	107	107
2023/24	59%	0%	106	105
2022/23	68%	18%	107	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

Thurlstone Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Millhouse Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

Good2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hoylandswaine Primary School
3.3 km · Barnsley

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
3.5 km · Kirklees

2026

2.5applications per place
Oxspring Primary School
4.0 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Birdsedge First School
5.1 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.2applications per place
Denby Dale First and Nursery School
5.5 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.3applications 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: 106588 · 370/2079
Capacity: 175 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD
Local authority: Barnsley

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