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Parkside Primary Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 4QP www.parksideacademy.co.uk

Pupils
240
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Parkside Primary Academy · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+5pp
85%70%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
0%
-13pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
240
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QP
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
2024/2572%0%83%17%72%3%83%10%79%62%106.0106.0104.026%240
2023/2467%13%80%33%77%20%90%27%77%90%107.0107.0108.022%250
2022/2385%12%88%45%88%12%94%36%91%88%108.0108.0111.0+4.30+3.50+4.8019%248
2018/1955%10%80%35%70%20%95%40%65%100%106.0108.0109.0+0.60-2.30+1.4012%248
2017/1874%13%81%55%87%29%90%39%90%77%107.0106.0106.0+3.00+2.70+2.3013%241
2016/1773%10%77%20%83%17%83%23%87%77%105.0106.0105.0+2.30+1.50+2.8012%241

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
2024/2524020.826%5%28%4%9%
2023/2425023.122%3%24%5%13%
2022/2324823.119%2%29%5%9%
2021/2226622.415%3%28%6%20%
2020/2125023.314%3%30%
2018/1924823.212%6%40%5%11%
2017/1824120.513%7%45%4%7%
2016/1724124.212%6%47%4%10%

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