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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS75 4QTSilkstone Common Junior and Infant School
Primary

Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S75 4QT www.silkstonecommonji.co.uk/

Pupils
134
cap. 150
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
134
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
134
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022

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

Overview of Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
+3pp
84%79%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
16%
+11pp
24%15%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
95%
SPAG higher standard
58%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
134
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QT
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
2024/2584%16%95%63%84%16%95%37%89%95%110.0109.0111.012%134
2023/2481%5%90%29%86%10%95%33%86%90%107.0108.0109.013%136
2022/2376%10%90%33%90%10%86%38%81%95%107.0107.0109.0+1.10+0.80+2.2015%135
2018/1976%24%86%48%86%33%95%33%95%90%107.0108.0111.0+0.50+0.00+1.3012%150
2017/1874%7%93%41%85%11%78%30%85%93%108.0106.0110.0+1.40-2.00-0.1011%151
2016/1781%33%100%62%86%38%95%57%90%100%112.0110.0114.0+4.10-0.40+2.707%149

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
2024/2513422.312%1%6%4%7%
2023/2413622.713%0%9%4%7%
2022/2313521.815%0%11%6%16%
2021/2213921.110%0%11%6%17%
2020/2114722.34%0%10%
2018/1915023.512%0%10%4%3%
2017/1815123.011%0%8%4%4%
2016/1714922.77%0%7%3%4%

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