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Lift Meadstead

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 4JS www.meadsteadprimaryacademy.org

Pupils
210
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lift Meadstead · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-10pp
78%72%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
14%
+10pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
210
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JS
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%14%75%39%68%14%71%36%75%64%107.0105.0103.025%210
2023/2478%4%87%26%83%4%83%9%91%57%105.0103.0101.027%221
2022/2370%0%82%48%73%3%91%30%79%76%109.0107.0106.0+3.10-2.80+2.0029%234
2018/1968%0%84%12%68%0%72%20%76%56%102.0102.0101.0+3.40+1.80+2.5025%236
2017/1865%0%73%15%73%4%73%23%85%69%104.0104.0104.0-1.40-2.20-0.5025%223
2016/1759%7%66%24%69%14%62%24%90%59%102.0102.0102.0-1.50-3.60-0.5023%224

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
2024/2521018.525%2%45%6%13%
2023/2422117.827%0%43%5%12%
2022/2323418.729%2%50%4%11%
2021/2223516.826%3%52%4%8%
2020/2122116.322%3%49%
2018/1923617.925%6%56%4%5%
2017/1822319.725%5%63%4%5%
2016/1722419.823%8%62%3%5%

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