Ofsted inspection · 07/10/2014
Overview of Birkwood Primary School · Primary · Barnsley
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61% | 9% | 75% | 25% | 70% | 14% | 73% | 27% | 80% | 80% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 13% | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 8% | 79% | 25% | 85% | 10% | 85% | 40% | 90% | 88% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 13% | 393 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 4% | 81% | 19% | 81% | 15% | 85% | 19% | 85% | 77% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | -0.40 | +1.70 | +1.10 | 12% | 382 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 9% | 75% | 25% | 75% | 23% | 73% | 23% | 82% | 84% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | +2.30 | +1.90 | +1.10 | 11% | 355 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 34% | 86% | 34% | 86% | 38% | 83% | 34% | 86% | 83% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 | +1.60 | +2.80 | +1.70 | 13% | 329 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 2% | 81% | 22% | 67% | 5% | 83% | 14% | 84% | 81% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | +1.30 | -1.80 | +1.00 | 13% | 339 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 417 | 27.4 | 13% | 6% | 32% | 5% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 393 | 24.5 | 13% | 4% | 32% | 5% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 382 | 22.5 | 12% | 3% | 38% | 6% | 16% |
| 2021/22 | 365 | 21.0 | 8% | 2% | 40% | 6% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 341 | 22.5 | 6% | 2% | 38% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 355 | 21.4 | 11% | 3% | 42% | 4% | 4% |
| 2017/18 | 329 | 21.2 | 13% | 3% | 47% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 339 | 23.3 | 13% | 2% | 50% | 3% | 5% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.