Academy sponsor led · Barnsley

All Saints Academy Darfield

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138234URN

School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

44 applications for 25 places · 50th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Barnsley median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 2.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 2.6; 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	25	44	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2025	20	41	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2024	29	53	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2023	21	42	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2022	20	46	2.3	19	0.95
Sep 2021	23	39	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2020	23	42	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2019	27	44	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2018	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2017	19	37	2.0	18	0.95
Sep 2016	22	45	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2015	24	53	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2014	19	50	2.6	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 64% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%58th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	57%	0%	105	102
2023/24	42%	0%	104	103
2022/23	38%	0%	100	98

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

All Saints Academy DarfieldThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
1.0 km · Barnsley

Good2024

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Upperwood Academy
1.1 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wombwell Park Street Primary School
2.3 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sandhill Primary School
2.4 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Brampton Cortonwood Infant School
2.7 km · Rotherham

2026

1.4applications per place
Kings Oak Primary
2.7 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place
High View Primary Learning Centre
2.9 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.8applications per place 64%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138234 · 370/2001
Trust: The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 39.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Darfield, All Saints, Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School (URN 106625)
Address: School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9EU
Local authority: Barnsley

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