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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS71 3NBAthersley North Primary School
Primary

Athersley North Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 3NB www.athersleynorthprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
289
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
289
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
289
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Athersley North Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
49%
+24pp
60%43%25%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
54%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
54%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
289
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Lindhurst Road, Athersley North, Barnsley, S71 3NB
Local authority
Barnsley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2549%2%54%15%63%5%59%15%68%54%101.0100.0101.023%289
2023/2425%0%40%13%55%0%50%3%65%48%99.099.099.019%300
2022/2351%5%64%28%74%10%69%8%79%74%103.0102.0104.0-2.30-0.10-2.1017%318
2018/1955%5%68%16%68%8%71%21%71%66%101.0103.0104.0-0.30+0.10+1.4025%325
2017/1860%3%69%34%63%3%77%34%71%71%104.0105.0106.0+1.60-1.10+2.5030%319
2016/1738%3%43%8%65%19%73%8%70%65%99.0103.0103.0-2.10+1.50+0.9030%314

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528916.623%10%58%8%22%
2023/2430018.319%8%54%7%20%
2022/2331818.917%6%53%6%14%
2021/2230817.917%6%56%6%17%
2020/2131518.916%4%48%
2018/1932520.525%5%52%5%7%
2017/1831917.730%5%54%5%9%
2016/1731418.530%6%54%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.