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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 17 November 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry49 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.9
- 2025 2.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
- 2024 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
- 2023 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
- 2022 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2021 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2020 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2019 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2018 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.8
- 2017 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2016 1.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
- 2015 1.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
- 2014 1.7; 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 | 49 | 2.1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 40 | 70 | 1.8 | 32 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 31 | 55 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 27 | 47 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2020 | 39 | 62 | 1.6 | 34 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 39 | 57 | 1.5 | 36 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 26 | 38 | 1.5 | 22 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 | 40 | 57 | 1.4 | 35 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 | 29 | 43 | 1.5 | 23 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2015 | 37 | 47 | 1.3 | 22 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2014 | 39 | 67 | 1.7 | 37 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 72% · Writing 69% · Maths 66% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Barnsley median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 7% | 103 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 5% | 105 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 20% | 105 | 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
- Lift ShaftonThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20242.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · BarnsleyGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · BarnsleyGood20242.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · BarnsleyGood20241.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · BarnsleyGood20241.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · WakefieldGood20221.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · BarnsleyGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · BarnsleyGood20231.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · BarnsleyGood20221.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139004 · 370/2015
- Trust
- Lift Schools
- Capacity
- 280 pupils · 247 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 December 2012
- Replaced
- Shafton Primary School (URN 106619)
- Address
- High Street, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8QA
- Local authority
- Barnsley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources