Shawlands Primary School | School performance

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

323

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

323

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

323

Pupils · 2024/25

18%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnsley

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Shawlands Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

64%

+2pp

74%66%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

-13pp

17%9%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

75%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

18%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

68%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

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

323

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

18%

FSM eligible

20%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL

Local authority

Barnsley

Website

http://www.shawlandsprimaryschool.co.uk

Telephone

01226287177

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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	64%	0%	77%	25%	75%	2%	73%	18%	86%	68%	105.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	15%	323
2023/24	62%	13%	74%	28%	74%	15%	74%	23%	82%	85%	105.0	105.0	108.0	—	—	—	17%	311
2022/23	73%	7%	85%	22%	76%	7%	90%	32%	85%	88%	105.0	107.0	107.0	+0.70	+0.10	+3.10	14%	316
2018/19	74%	13%	74%	19%	77%	26%	90%	39%	77%	77%	104.0	109.0	107.0	+1.10	+1.70	+5.20	12%	317
2017/18	57%	17%	73%	23%	73%	17%	70%	33%	80%	80%	103.0	104.0	107.0	+0.30	+0.70	+1.40	12%	316
2016/17	60%	10%	77%	30%	73%	13%	67%	20%	67%	73%	104.0	102.0	105.0	+2.40	+0.40	-0.30	11%	310

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	323	22.5	15%	18%	20%	5%	11%
2023/24	311	19.5	17%	15%	23%	6%	17%
2022/23	316	20.2	14%	15%	23%	6%	16%
2021/22	311	20.6	17%	16%	21%	5%	12%
2020/21	305	20.2	7%	16%	19%	—	—
2018/19	317	18.6	12%	17%	19%	4%	8%
2017/18	316	21.3	12%	16%	20%	4%	5%
2016/17	310	21.8	11%	11%	18%	3%	5%