Primary school in Barnsley
Kings Oak Primary
Wells Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 8TX
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 18 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- Places
- 500
- How full
- 87% full — 433 of 500 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 210 / 223
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Barnsley 026C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 14%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 34%
- Households owning their home
- 37%
- Households in social housing
- 53%
- Households with no car
- 34%
- Adults economically inactive
- 49%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jason Artley
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Ward
- Wombwell
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- URN
- 150492
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High View Primary Learning CentreAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 64% | 0.3 mi |
| Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 57% | 0.5 mi |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 50% | 0.8 mi |
| The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 76% | 1.1 mi |
| Upperwood AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 1.3 mi |
| Brampton Cortonwood Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| Jump Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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