Yorkshire and the Humber
Primary schools in Barnsley
93 schools, 34,352 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 41.5.
Ofsted across Barnsley
Good57
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade29
64 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 29 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Barnsley
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank End Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 92% |
| Summerfields Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 88% |
| Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sheffield | Good 2022 | 87% |
| Hunningley Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Outstanding 2023 | 87% |
| Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 86% |
| Birdwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 85% |
| Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Sheffield | Inadequate 2022 | 85% |
| Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 84% |
| Silkstone Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 83% |
| Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 83% |
| Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 81% |
| Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 81% |
| Springvale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 80% |
| Gawber Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Outstanding 2024 | 80% |
| Churchfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 80% |
| Oxspring Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2024 | 78% |
| Burton Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 76% |
| Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 76% |
| Mapplewell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 76% |
| Joseph Locke Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 75% |
| Highgate Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2022 | 75% |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sheffield | Good 2024 | 74% |
| Keresforth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 73% |
| Millhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2023 | 73% |
| Parkside Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 72% |
| Wellgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 72% |
| Wilthorpe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 71% |
| The Forest AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Outstanding 2023 | 70% |
| Gooseacre Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rotherham | No grade | 69% |
| Oakhill Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 69% |
| Lift MeadsteadAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 68% |
| Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 68% |
| Laithes Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 68% |
| Goldthorpe Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | 68% |
| Lacewood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rotherham | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Milefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 67% |
| Barugh Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 67% |
| Upperwood AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 66% |
| Hoyland Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 66% |
| Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 66% |
| Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 66% |
| Athersley South Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 66% |
| Shawlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 64% |
| The Hill Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | 64% |
| Carlton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 64% |
| High View Primary Learning CentreAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 64% |
| Cherry Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | No grade | 63% |
| Carrfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | 63% |
| Heather Garth Primary School AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2022 | 63% |
| The Mill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 63% |
| Ward Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 63% |
| Lift St Helen'sAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 62% |
| Sandhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 62% |
| Birkwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | No grade | 61% |
| Lift ShaftonAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 59% |
| Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Requires improvement 2023 | 59% |
| Darton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley South | Good 2022 | 58% |
| All Saints Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Requires improvement 2024 | 57% |
| Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Kexborough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 57% |
| West Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | 55% |
| Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 55% |
| Queens Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 54% |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | No grade | 53% |
| Ladywood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 52% |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 51% |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 50% |
| Athersley North Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2022 | 49% |
| Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 48% |
| Thurlstone Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2023 | 37% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rotherham | No grade | 35% |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 0% |
| Kings Oak PrimaryAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Greenfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Summer Lane PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Jump Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |