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Carlton Primary Academy

3–11Ages
317Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139083URN

Fish Dam Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

54 applications for 28 places · 36th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 13 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Barnsley median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 2.0; 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	28	54	1.9	27	0.96
Sep 2025	38	64	1.7	38	1.00
Sep 2024	39	77	2.0	30	0.77
Sep 2023	31	66	2.1	29	0.94
Sep 2022	43	69	1.6	40	0.93
Sep 2021	34	56	1.7	31	0.91
Sep 2020	30	54	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2019	34	64	1.9	29	0.85
Sep 2018	28	55	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2017	36	73	2.0	34	0.94
Sep 2016	40	86	2.2	44	1.10
Sep 2015	40	77	1.9	37	0.93
Sep 2014	36	72	2.0	28	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 71% · Maths 74% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%43rd of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	12%	107	103
2023/24	56%	7%	105	102
2022/23	76%	16%	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

Carlton Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Lift St Helen's
1.5 km · Barnsley

Good2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
1.5 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Parkside Primary Academy
1.6 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lift Meadstead
1.7 km · Barnsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Laithes Primary School
1.9 km · Barnsley

2026

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Athersley South Primary School
2.0 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Cherry Dale Primary School
2.2 km · Barnsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Summerfields Primary Academy
2.3 km · Barnsley

Good2023

2.3applications per place 88%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139083 · 370/2122
Trust: Pioneer Academies Community Trust (PACT)
Capacity: 332 pupils · 317 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Carlton Primary School (URN 106610)
Address: Fish Dam Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF
Local authority: Barnsley

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