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Cherry Dale Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S72 8AA www.cherrydaleprimary.com/

Pupils
321
cap. 322
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
321
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
321
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cherry Dale Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+8pp
74%65%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
13%
+6pp
16%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
321
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Royston Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8AA
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
2024/2563%13%66%24%74%21%76%24%84%76%104.0103.0104.020%321
2023/2455%7%69%21%69%14%64%26%76%76%105.0104.0105.019%326
2022/2367%15%74%36%79%21%79%21%82%69%106.0105.0103.0-0.10+1.00+0.3017%315
2018/1974%11%79%24%84%24%92%29%89%87%104.0106.0108.0-2.90-1.20-0.7012%324
2017/1874%16%78%22%82%20%78%32%82%76%105.0106.0107.0-2.50-1.50-0.1010%332
2016/1771%13%71%16%84%26%81%32%77%84%103.0105.0107.0-2.80+0.40-0.109%331

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
2024/2532121.320%7%34%5%12%
2023/2432621.619%5%37%6%12%
2022/2331524.117%4%38%7%19%
2021/2231118.818%4%36%7%26%
2020/2131020.511%2%31%
2018/1932424.712%4%30%4%8%
2017/1833223.710%4%33%4%7%
2016/1733124.29%5%34%4%5%

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