Academy converter · Barnsley

Worsbrough Common Primary School

3–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147618URN

Bruce Avenue, Barnsley, S70 4EB · School website

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

1.8per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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60 applications for 34 places · 50th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Barnsley median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 1.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.2; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Barnsley median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as Worsbrough Common Primary School (URN 106576), 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	34	60	1.8	34	1.00
Sep 2025	50	89	1.8	48	0.96
Sep 2024	33	65	2.0	31	0.94
Sep 2023	40	58	1.5	40	1.00
Sep 2022	43	58	1.4	43	1.00
Sep 2021	53	80	1.5	53	1.00
Sep 2020	45	61	1.4	45	1.00
Sep 2019 *	50	62	1.2	48	0.96
Sep 2018 *	60	82	1.4	68	1.13
Sep 2017 *	59	84	1.4	60	1.02
Sep 2016 *	60	81	1.4	55	0.92
Sep 2015 *	59	79	1.3	57	0.97
Sep 2014 *	57	73	1.3	46	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 79% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%38th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	66%	10%	104	104
2023/24	65%	4%	104	104
2022/23	60%	5%	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

Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Ward Green Primary School
0.7 km · Barnsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
1.0 km · Barnsley

2026

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

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Forest Academy
1.3 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bank End Primary Academy
1.4 km · Barnsley

2026

1.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Queens Road Academy
1.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Shawlands Primary School
1.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Joseph Locke Primary School
1.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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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: 147618 · 370/2053
Trust: Hcat
Capacity: 420 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 32.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: Worsbrough Common Primary School (URN 106576)
Address: Bruce Avenue, Barnsley, S70 4EB
Local authority: Barnsley

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