Community school · Barnsley

Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School

5–11Ages
135Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106589URN

Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QT · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Silkstone Common Junior and Infant Academy.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

55 applications for 20 places · 7th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%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 October 2022Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Barnsley median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

55 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 3.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 3.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 4.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 3.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 3.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 3.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 3.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 2.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 3.3; Barnsley median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 13 of 13 years.

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	20	55	2.8	20	1.00
Sep 2025	17	55	3.2	14	0.82
Sep 2024	19	62	3.3	19	1.00
Sep 2023	20	52	2.6	22	1.10
Sep 2022	17	48	2.8	18	1.06
Sep 2021	9	44	4.9	9	1.00
Sep 2020	20	66	3.3	21	1.05
Sep 2019	20	65	3.3	22	1.10
Sep 2018	20	55	2.8	24	1.20
Sep 2017	20	64	3.2	25	1.25
Sep 2016	20	65	3.3	24	1.20
Sep 2015	20	55	2.8	26	1.30
Sep 2014	19	62	3.3	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 84% · Maths 95% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%8th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	16%	110	109
2023/24	81%	5%	107	108
2022/23	76%	10%	107	107

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

Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Primary School
1.3 km · Barnsley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
2.6 km · Barnsley

Requires improvement2023

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Keresforth Primary School
3.0 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
3.1 km · Barnsley

Good2022

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Oxspring Primary School
3.2 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Hoylandswaine Primary School
3.4 km · Barnsley

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.8 km · Barnsley

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Springvale Primary School
3.8 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106589 · 370/2082
Capacity: 150 pupils · 135 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QT
Local authority: Barnsley

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