Voluntary controlled school · Barnsley

Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106626URN

Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

46 applications for 23 places · 33rd of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%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 · 6 July 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 1.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 2.2; 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	23	46	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2025	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2024	29	48	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2023	24	37	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2022	27	42	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2021	30	45	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2019	21	39	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2018	27	35	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2017	21	43	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2016	30	52	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	51	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2014	20	43	2.2	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 94% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%3rd of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard77%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	87%	29%	110	108
2023/24	85%	15%	106	105
2022/23	73%	15%	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

Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
3.1 km · Barnsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Springvale Primary School
3.6 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Royd Nursery and Infant School
3.7 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
3.7 km · Sheffield

Good2024

66%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
3.7 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
3.7 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Stocksbridge Junior School
4.0 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106626 · 370/3004
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7AL
Local authority: Barnsley

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