Oakwell Rise Primary Academy | School performance

81%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

250

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

81%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

250

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

81%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

250

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnsley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Oakwell Rise Primary Academy · Primary · Barnsley

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

81%

+7pp

81%60%39%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 81%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

6%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

87%

Reading higher standard

42%

Writing expected standard

84%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

87%

Maths higher standard

32%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

94%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

250

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

40%

FSM eligible

47%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S70 1TS

Local authority

Barnsley

Website

www.oakwellriseacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01226281943

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	81%	0%	87%	42%	84%	0%	87%	32%	81%	94%	107.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	19%	250
2023/24	74%	3%	77%	19%	84%	13%	81%	29%	84%	81%	104.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	22%	245
2022/23	71%	3%	81%	23%	77%	10%	81%	13%	94%	81%	105.0	104.0	106.0	+3.80	+4.20	+3.80	26%	230
2018/19	80%	0%	80%	15%	95%	0%	90%	20%	100%	95%	103.0	105.0	104.0	+0.50	+1.30	+1.90	25%	221
2017/18	39%	6%	55%	18%	82%	9%	61%	12%	61%	52%	102.0	101.0	101.0	+1.70	+3.80	+1.00	—	219
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	250	23.8	19%	40%	47%	5%	15%
2023/24	245	25.9	22%	36%	46%	5%	15%
2022/23	230	22.0	26%	37%	50%	6%	16%
2021/22	216	16.7	23%	37%	52%	5%	12%
2020/21	225	23.9	22%	33%	49%	—	—
2018/19	221	24.0	25%	29%	53%	5%	15%
2017/18	—	22.0	—	—	—	5%	13%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	5%	18%