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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS72 9EJBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S72 9EJ https://www.brierleyschool.com

Pupils
204
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
204
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

Finance£6533 spend / pupil£6976 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
86%
+15pp
90%75%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
RWM higher standard
7%
-9pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 74.89%
SPAG higher standard
7%
LA AVG 27.64%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.55
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.87
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
204
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Beech Close, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9EJ
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
2024/2586%7%89%36%86%18%89%21%96%75%107.0105.0103.018%204
2023/2471%16%87%35%74%16%74%39%77%71%108.0107.0104.018%214
2022/2390%13%97%43%93%30%93%33%97%93%108.0107.0107.0+1.90+3.20+1.7013%209
2018/1963%0%73%27%73%3%77%17%70%67%104.0104.0105.0-2.00-4.30-2.804%208
2017/1860%7%70%20%87%20%70%13%93%73%104.0103.0105.0-0.90+1.10-1.2011%211
2016/1781%6%90%13%87%16%87%13%13%94%105.0103.0108.0-1.40-1.00-2.6011%214

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
2024/2520421.718%2%23%7%19%
2023/2421422.518%2%22%6%17%
2022/2320923.213%1%22%6%20%
2021/2220725.917%1%20%7%24%
2020/2120625.814%2%19%
2018/1920824.84%1%20%5%12%
2017/1821125.811%0%21%5%16%
2016/1721429.011%0%25%5%16%

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