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Darton Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley South · S75 5AD https://dartonprimary.org.uk

Pupils
288
cap. 270
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Darton Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
+17pp
74%58%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
288
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Station Road, Darton, Barnsley South, S75 5AD
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
2024/2558%3%79%30%70%9%64%21%85%79%106.0104.0104.018%288
2023/2441%6%68%18%50%6%53%12%76%65%102.099.0103.012%292
2022/2348%5%70%20%57%5%59%18%75%70%103.0102.0103.0-1.70-3.80-2.005%300
2018/1974%19%74%26%88%40%88%50%90%83%104.0107.0108.0-1.10+2.40+1.705%306
2017/1874%11%79%16%92%29%84%18%95%79%103.0104.0106.0-2.50+2.00-0.805%298
2016/1762%18%74%21%100%36%74%31%100%85%104.0105.0106.0+1.00+5.40+1.305%297

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
2024/2528823.818%2%19%4%7%
2023/2429224.712%1%20%6%13%
2022/2330025.25%2%22%5%11%
2021/2229622.06%3%20%6%13%
2020/2129324.76%3%17%
2018/1930632.25%3%13%4%4%
2017/1829834.15%3%12%4%7%
2016/1729731.35%2%11%4%5%

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