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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS71 4QYRoyston St John Baptist CE Primary
Primary

Royston St John Baptist CE Primary

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 4QY https://royston-stjohn.org.uk/

Pupils
172
cap. 240
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Royston St John Baptist CE Primary · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-2pp
62%53%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
172
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Vicarage Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QY
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
2024/2555%5%70%20%65%10%60%15%75%65%104.0103.0103.017%172
2023/2457%0%64%43%71%11%64%18%82%61%104.0102.0100.07%181
2022/2362%7%76%41%79%10%86%31%86%76%105.0105.0105.0+0.50+0.60+1.606%190
2018/1944%0%56%19%63%0%63%19%78%72%101.0102.0104.0-4.00-5.60-3.1012%221
2017/1854%3%68%14%70%22%76%14%84%73%103.0104.0105.0-0.40-0.30+0.80231
2016/1756%8%72%20%84%16%56%16%80%72%102.0101.0104.0-0.70+2.30-1.8011%228

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
2024/2517220.017%4%29%4%6%
2023/2418127.47%2%23%7%19%
2022/2319025.06%2%25%6%15%
2021/2219425.97%2%21%7%18%
2020/2119827.58%1%22%
2018/1922126.012%1%18%4%7%
2017/1828.94%6%
2016/1722825.311%1%18%4%8%

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