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Sandhill Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S72 0EQ www.sandhillprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
245
cap. 270
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
245
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
245
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandhill Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+2pp
69%55%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
7%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
245
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Dearne Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0EQ
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
2024/2562%0%76%7%72%0%83%31%86%69%104.0107.0104.023%245
2023/2460%7%80%53%67%10%90%30%73%70%108.0107.0105.021%239
2022/2369%0%81%28%72%0%81%44%72%72%105.0107.0104.0+0.90-1.10+3.5014%231
2018/1940%0%78%23%43%0%78%23%80%73%104.0104.0103.0-1.60-7.10-1.9013%308
2017/1853%9%77%23%67%16%63%16%70%67%104.0102.0103.0+0.40+0.00-0.50313
2016/1751%3%68%8%73%14%57%8%81%65%101.0100.0101.0-2.10-0.20-3.2011%311

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
2024/2524525.323%3%43%7%17%
2023/2423924.221%1%43%7%26%
2022/2323127.014%1%40%7%23%
2021/2224821.514%0%33%9%36%
2020/2125819.612%1%27%
2018/1930820.313%2%31%6%16%
2017/1822.25%10%
2016/1731119.611%2%31%5%13%

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