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West Meadows Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 214Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 140460URN

West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
close to Barnsley median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

44 applications for 21 places · 30th of 72 in Barnsley
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
55%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 11 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 6 January 2026
    Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
  2. 11 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.1applications per place, Reception
close to Barnsley median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

44 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

  1. 2026 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.9
  2. 2025 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
  3. 2024 2.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
  4. 2023 2.4; Barnsley median median 2.0
  5. 2022 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
  7. 2020 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
  8. 2019 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
  9. 2018 2.4; Barnsley median median 1.8
  10. 2017 2.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
  11. 2016 2.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
  12. 2015 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
  13. 2014 2.3; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202621442.1211.00
Sep 202523482.1231.00
Sep 202423612.7231.00
Sep 202328672.4281.00
Sep 202225431.7251.00
Sep 202130581.9280.93
Sep 202030612.0290.97
Sep 201930652.2301.00
Sep 201830722.4351.17
Sep 201730692.3361.20
Sep 201629732.5391.34
Sep 201529622.1280.97
Sep 201430682.3301.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 66% · Maths 72% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%61st of 72 in Barnsley
Reading
Expected standard69%
Higher standard38%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard66%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard72%
Higher standard21%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Barnsley median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2555%7%104104
2023/2441%3%100101
2022/2342%0%10298

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

  • 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
140460 · 370/2121
Trust
Hcat
Capacity
210 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals
40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 December 2013
Replaced
West Meadows Primary School (URN 106609)
Address
West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9ET
Local authority
Barnsley

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