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Shafton Primary Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S72 8QA http://www.shaftonprimaryacademy.org

Pupils
243
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
243
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
243
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Improved significantly

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2013Requires improvement
AddressHigh Street, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8QA
Telephone01226710386
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5621 spend / pupil£6337 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyShafton Primary SchoolClosed · from 2012-11-26

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
81%
Would recommend
76%
Responses
42
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

81%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

81%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

69%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

15%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

86%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

50%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

83%

Q9. My child does well at this school

83%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

78%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

93%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

79%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

66%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

76%

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
-15pp
85%72%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
20%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
62%
LA AVG 74.95%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 27.81%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.55
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 104.81
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
243
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 22.46:1
EAL
5%
LA AVG 9.18%
FSM eligible
23%
LA AVG 28.81%
SEN
20%
LA AVG 17.51%
Overall absence
4%
LA AVG 5.07%
Persistent absence
11%
LA AVG 11.88%

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
2024/2559%7%72%14%69%21%66%7%83%62%103.0100.0103.020%243
2023/2474%5%79%28%82%15%82%21%82%90%105.0105.0107.011%247
2022/2370%20%75%30%80%28%80%30%83%78%105.0106.0107.0+0.20+2.00+1.9014%257
2018/1985%0%89%22%89%19%93%4%89%81%106.0104.0104.0-2.10-2.30-4.7011%240
2017/1876%3%86%21%93%17%86%14%93%90%105.0105.0106.0-2.20-0.90-1.5011%243
2016/1761%9%70%18%91%39%76%15%91%79%102.0103.0106.0-4.80+2.10-3.0017%235

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
2024/2524321.720%5%23%4%11%
2023/2424718.911%5%24%4%4%
2022/2325721.214%5%24%4%8%
2021/2227222.714%4%26%6%14%
2020/2127622.613%4%23%
2018/1924020.011%3%25%4%7%
2017/1824320.311%3%28%4%10%
2016/1723520.317%2%30%4%8%

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