Academy sponsor led · Barnsley

Outwood Primary Academy Darfield

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143940URN

Snape Hill Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9LT

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

61 applications for 28 places · 23rd of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 9 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

61 applications · 28 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as The Darfield Primary Academy (URN 139942), Darfield Valley Primary School (URN 106573), the previous school.

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	61	2.2	31	1.11
Sep 2025	25	54	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2024	30	60	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	44	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2020	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2019	26	46	1.8	30	1.15
Sep 2018	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2017	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2016 *	19	41	2.2	18	0.95
Sep 2015 *	19	43	2.3	19	1.00
Sep 2014 *	27	52	1.9	24	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%17th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	76%	24%	106	107
2023/24	58%	0%	101	99
2022/23	78%	4%	104	107

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

Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Upperwood Academy
0.7 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Saints Academy Darfield
1.0 km · Barnsley

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wombwell Park Street Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Kings Oak Primary
1.7 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Brampton Cortonwood Infant School
2.3 km · Rotherham

2026

1.4applications per place
The Ellis Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.4applications per place

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: 143940 · 370/2049
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2016
Replaced: The Darfield Primary Academy (URN 139942); Darfield Valley Primary School (URN 106573)
Address: Snape Hill Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9LT
Local authority: Barnsley

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