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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS63 8ESHeather Garth Primary School Academy
Primary

Heather Garth Primary School Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Rotherham · S63 8ES www.heathergarth.org

Pupils
233
cap. 200
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Heather Garth Primary School Academy · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+15pp
68%58%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
233
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Billingley View, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8ES
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%0%70%10%73%3%90%17%80%73%103.0105.0104.029%233
2023/2448%7%76%10%66%10%72%24%79%62%104.0103.0104.022%243
2022/2360%3%67%20%67%7%80%30%77%70%103.0104.0103.0+0.20-0.50+2.1015%243
2018/1968%14%75%32%75%18%79%29%79%68%105.0106.0104.0+1.80+0.30+2.4020%242
2017/1853%0%62%0%74%15%59%3%79%47%101.0100.099.0-3.40-1.10-3.1019%250
2016/1767%3%82%13%77%15%74%10%82%64%102.0102.0101.0-1.50-1.00-1.6016%258

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
2024/2523320.229%3%39%5%9%
2023/2424323.022%5%39%5%11%
2022/2324322.615%2%42%5%8%
2021/2224121.917%2%39%6%17%
2020/2124020.818%2%32%
2018/1924224.020%3%36%4%6%
2017/1825025.019%3%33%5%8%
2016/1725823.016%5%33%4%7%

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