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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS70 6JLJoseph Locke Primary School
Primary

Joseph Locke Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S70 6JL http://www.josephlockeprimary.com

Pupils
448
cap. 444
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Joseph Locke Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+27pp
75%62%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
13%
+7pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
50%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

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
2024/2575%13%79%30%86%16%80%34%91%68%106.0107.0105.016%448
2023/2448%6%61%17%81%13%63%13%85%74%101.0101.0103.017%463
2022/2365%0%82%12%80%4%76%18%80%78%104.0104.0105.0+0.50+1.20+1.2012%424
2018/1959%5%63%13%79%20%71%29%84%68%100.0103.0103.0-2.80+1.00-1.2027%464
2017/1865%11%69%33%78%24%75%16%78%73%103.0103.0104.0-0.60+0.50-0.1011%439
2016/1747%5%64%12%62%12%66%10%74%72%101.0102.0104.0+0.40-1.00+0.709%437

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
2024/2544822.016%50%32%5%11%
2023/2446322.517%47%32%5%12%
2022/2342418.012%42%36%6%15%
2021/2241417.610%36%34%6%22%
2020/2141817.524%34%34%
2018/1946420.627%32%41%5%10%
2017/1843919.411%28%41%5%13%
2016/1743719.39%25%44%6%17%

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