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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS71 3TPAthersley South Primary School
Primary

Athersley South Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 3TP www.athersleysouth-primary.co.uk

Pupils
307
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Athersley South Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
66%
-9pp
75%68%61%
'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
15%
+7pp
15%10%5%
'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
307
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 3TP
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
2024/2566%15%68%34%85%22%78%32%85%80%105.0106.0108.025%307
2023/2475%8%83%18%88%10%83%25%90%88%105.0104.0107.019%316
2022/2361%5%82%21%82%13%76%21%82%76%105.0104.0106.0+3.20+4.00+3.2017%304

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
2024/2530719.925%5%40%6%19%
2023/2431621.819%5%41%6%18%
2022/2330419.017%6%40%6%22%
2021/2231020.317%6%39%7%22%
2020/2131621.613%4%37%

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