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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS70 6JLHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S70 6JL http://www.holyroodschool.co.uk

Pupils
207
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Rood Catholic Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-3pp
70%58%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
207
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
62%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL
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
2024/2553%3%67%10%67%7%77%23%80%83%103.0104.0106.017%207
2023/2456%7%67%22%63%11%74%22%70%78%104.0104.0109.08%224
2022/2363%10%87%37%77%10%90%20%87%100%106.0106.0109.0+1.60-0.60+2.407%221
2018/1970%7%73%30%73%13%77%30%77%80%105.0104.0108.0+0.00-1.80-1.708%228
2017/1845%0%60%35%65%10%45%10%70%65%102.098.0103.0+1.30-3.30-1.408%222
2016/1746%0%57%18%71%4%57%4%82%75%101.0100.0104.0-0.40+0.80-1.709%222

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
2024/2520721.917%62%18%4%10%
2023/2422423.48%58%15%4%10%
2022/2322123.17%52%18%5%9%
2021/2219917.911%42%19%6%18%
2020/2121320.110%39%17%
2018/1922824.08%35%13%4%10%
2017/1822222.18%32%16%4%8%
2016/1722222.99%30%15%4%6%

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