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Silkstone Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S75 4LR silkstoneprimary.com

Pupils
198
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Silkstone Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+2pp
84%76%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
55%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
52%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
198
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR
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
2024/2583%3%93%55%93%10%90%34%97%93%109.0108.0109.013%198
2023/2481%7%85%56%81%11%81%41%85%85%109.0107.0110.011%184
2022/2384%16%92%48%84%28%100%32%88%96%110.0107.0109.0+1.90+1.60+2.109%187
2018/1968%10%71%39%90%16%81%32%94%87%106.0105.0109.0+0.50+0.70-0.1010%204
2017/1871%13%74%35%87%26%81%26%97%81%105.0105.0109.0+0.40+1.50+0.608%214
2016/1783%14%90%34%86%21%100%31%90%100%109.0108.0111.0+2.90+0.00+2.209%215

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
2024/2519823.613%3%6%4%6%
2023/2418419.611%2%5%4%6%
2022/2318722.39%2%7%4%5%
2021/2219520.37%3%9%6%14%
2020/2120125.16%4%6%
2018/1920422.410%5%3%3%3%
2017/1821423.88%3%4%3%4%
2016/1721522.49%4%5%3%3%

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