Voluntary controlled school · Barnsley

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

5–11Ages
160Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106627URN

Taylor Hill, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.2 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

76 applications for 24 places · 2nd 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 · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Barnsley median (1.9) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 24 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 3.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 3.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 3.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 3.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 3.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 4.3; 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	24	76	3.2	29	1.21
Sep 2025	24	72	3.0	27	1.13
Sep 2024	24	89	3.7	41	1.71
Sep 2023	24	67	2.8	19	0.79
Sep 2022	24	50	2.1	24	1.00
Sep 2021	24	61	2.5	29	1.21
Sep 2020	19	61	3.2	20	1.05
Sep 2019	24	66	2.8	25	1.04
Sep 2018	24	60	2.5	26	1.08
Sep 2017	20	69	3.5	22	1.10
Sep 2016	22	64	2.9	21	0.95
Sep 2015	20	60	3.0	21	1.05
Sep 2014	19	81	4.3	27	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 87% · Maths 83% → 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 standard96%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	83%	26%	110	105
2023/24	79%	8%	106	104
2022/23	74%	9%	108	104

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

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Kexborough Primary School
2.5 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Primary School
2.5 km · Barnsley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Barugh Green Primary School
2.6 km · Barnsley

Good2024

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

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
3.8 km · Barnsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Darton Primary School
3.9 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Kaye's Academy
3.9 km · Kirklees

2026

2.1applications per place
Gawber Primary School
4.0 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106627 · 370/3007
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 160 on roll
Free school meals: 1.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Taylor Hill, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HB
Local authority: Barnsley

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