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Gawber Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S75 2RJ www.gawberprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
212
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gawber Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
+7pp
87%80%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
27%
+14pp
27%17%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
53%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RJ
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
2024/2580%27%83%43%80%27%83%43%90%83%109.0110.0112.013%212
2023/2473%13%77%37%87%20%83%43%90%83%107.0107.0109.011%212
2022/2378%13%88%41%81%13%88%28%97%88%108.0107.0108.0+3.40-0.10+3.0010%213
2018/1975%6%78%13%88%19%94%31%88%81%103.0108.0107.0-2.10-0.40+1.3012%213
2017/1887%17%90%37%93%23%97%37%100%93%107.0107.0110.0+1.70+1.50+2.2011%211
2016/1790%19%94%32%97%35%100%32%100%94%107.0108.0108.0+2.00+3.40+2.706%213

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
2024/2521226.513%1%7%3%2%
2023/2421224.711%1%9%4%6%
2022/2321324.810%1%8%4%8%
2021/2221023.37%1%5%6%14%
2020/2121224.79%3%5%
2018/1921321.912%6%4%4%9%
2017/1821124.711%5%5%4%6%
2016/1721321.96%5%7%4%6%

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