Community school · Barnsley

Silkstone Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106602URN

High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

62 applications for 29 places · 27th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

62 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.6; 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 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 2.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 3.6; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 2.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 3.0; 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	29	62	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2025	26	67	2.6	24	0.92
Sep 2024	27	54	2.0	21	0.78
Sep 2023	16	44	2.8	15	0.94
Sep 2022	21	41	2.0	19	0.90
Sep 2021	21	44	2.1	19	0.90
Sep 2020	30	80	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2018	20	71	3.6	17	0.85
Sep 2017	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	69	2.3	23	0.77
Sep 2014	28	85	3.0	33	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%9th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	83%	3%	109	108
2023/24	81%	7%	109	107
2022/23	84%	16%	110	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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
1.3 km · Barnsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.5 km · Barnsley

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
2.7 km · Barnsley

Requires improvement2023

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hoylandswaine Primary School
2.8 km · Barnsley

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Barugh Green Primary School
3.2 km · Barnsley

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Keresforth Primary School
3.4 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gawber Primary School
3.8 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Oxspring Primary School
3.9 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106602 · 370/2107
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR
Local authority: Barnsley

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