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Oakhill Primary Academy

3–11Ages
328Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144484URN

Doncaster Road, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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53 applications for 32 places · 60th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

23 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
12 June 2019
Graded 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 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Barnsley median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as Oakhill Primary Academy (URN 137845), Oakhill Primary School (URN 130341), 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	32	53	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2025	37	61	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2024	33	62	1.9	31	0.94
Sep 2023	37	66	1.8	37	1.00
Sep 2022	34	53	1.6	31	0.91
Sep 2021	43	68	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2020	23	41	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2019	32	46	1.4	28	0.88
Sep 2018	39	59	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2017	38	58	1.5	35	0.92
Sep 2016 *	59	84	1.4	54	0.92
Sep 2015 *	40	80	2.0	45	1.13
Sep 2014 *	40	87	2.2	53	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%29th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	0%	104	105
2023/24	56%	5%	102	103
2022/23	57%	6%	103	103

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

Oakhill Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hunningley Primary Academy
0.7 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
The Forest Academy
1.5 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
1.7 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bank End Primary Academy
1.8 km · Barnsley

2026

1.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
2.4 km · Barnsley

2026

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Mill Academy
2.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Queens Road Academy
2.7 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Burton Road Primary School
2.8 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144484 · 370/2050
Trust: Wellspring Academy Trust
Capacity: 352 pupils · 328 on roll
Free school meals: 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Oakhill Primary Academy (URN 137845); Oakhill Primary School (URN 130341)
Address: Doncaster Road, Ardsley, Barnsley, S71 5AG
Local authority: Barnsley

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