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Laithes Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 3AF www.laithesprimary.com

Pupils
315
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
315
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
315
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Laithes Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-6pp
84%76%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
8%
-5pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
104.0
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
315
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
54%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
28%

Contact

Address
Laithes Lane, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 3AF
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
2024/2568%8%74%29%74%18%76%16%74%79%104.0104.0106.021%315
2023/2474%13%83%65%74%22%83%24%74%78%109.0106.0107.022%330
2022/2368%6%72%30%70%9%74%17%66%66%104.0103.0103.0+2.20+1.60+1.6019%327
2018/1984%5%84%21%84%21%84%24%84%84%104.0105.0108.0+1.10+2.30+2.0020%357
2017/1873%3%79%30%76%18%76%15%67%73%104.0103.0104.0+4.10+4.00+3.30358
2016/1717%0%36%3%67%0%31%3%61%36%96.097.098.0-3.80+0.90-3.5021%346

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
2024/2531517.821%12%54%7%28%
2023/2433019.222%12%60%6%18%
2022/2332719.019%10%60%6%18%
2021/2233818.120%10%61%7%22%
2020/2134619.520%9%56%
2018/1935718.320%8%61%5%11%
2017/1823.37%22%
2016/1734623.921%5%64%6%17%

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