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Keresforth Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S75 3NU http://www.keresforthprimary.org.uk

Pupils
232
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Keresforth Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+6pp
78%73%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
9%
+2pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
232
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Keresforth Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3NU
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
2024/2573%9%85%45%73%15%85%18%76%91%108.0106.0108.018%232
2023/2467%7%83%27%80%13%77%30%87%80%105.0106.0106.019%225
2022/2367%3%81%28%72%6%78%22%89%83%106.0105.0108.0-1.50-2.20-1.3016%232
2018/1972%13%72%28%81%31%88%22%88%91%105.0107.0109.0+1.60+2.40+3.3011%256
2017/1878%11%85%19%81%22%93%33%93%89%106.0107.0110.0+0.70+1.30+2.5011%248
2016/1765%8%85%12%65%27%85%23%65%77%104.0105.0108.0+1.60+2.50+3.6010%237

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
2024/2523224.518%1%16%4%4%
2023/2422518.419%3%18%5%5%
2022/2323221.016%3%22%6%10%
2021/2223920.98%2%22%6%16%
2020/2124920.84%3%20%
2018/1925620.511%4%24%4%8%
2017/1824821.511%3%24%5%10%
2016/1723722.110%2%26%5%13%

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