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Carlton Primary Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 3HF www.carltonprimary.co.uk

Pupils
317
cap. 332
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
317
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
317
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Carlton Primary Academy · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+8pp
76%60%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
12%
+5pp
16%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
317
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Fish Dam Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF
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
2024/2564%12%90%36%71%26%74%19%90%76%107.0103.0106.018%317
2023/2456%7%79%33%74%21%67%19%95%67%105.0102.0103.016%313
2022/2376%16%89%31%91%33%87%38%80%84%107.0106.0108.0+2.10+4.60+2.5015%316
2018/1944%2%66%22%63%15%71%7%80%56%102.0102.0102.0-2.80-3.20-4.0010%304
2017/1852%7%66%14%77%11%77%9%66%80%103.0102.0103.0-1.60-0.50-1.007%305
2016/1748%0%52%9%82%18%64%5%73%77%100.0101.0103.0-3.90+0.90-3.2011%328

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
2024/2531720.518%4%23%5%14%
2023/2431321.916%4%27%6%14%
2022/2331619.315%4%29%5%14%
2021/2231520.512%3%28%6%16%
2020/2130421.411%4%27%
2018/1930426.210%4%28%4%8%
2017/1830519.97%3%25%4%8%
2016/1732818.111%2%23%4%9%

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