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Upperwood Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S73 9NL www.upperwoodacademy.org

Pupils
293
cap. 252
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
293
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
293
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Upperwood Academy · Primary · Barnsley

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-7pp
89%78%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
0%
-10pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
293
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Dartree Walk, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9NL
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
2024/2566%0%69%10%76%14%79%10%79%79%102.0103.0105.017%293
2023/2473%10%80%33%82%18%78%29%82%84%105.0105.0105.016%296
2022/2375%11%77%27%86%20%84%27%86%86%105.0105.0106.0-1.20+1.20-0.2014%306
2018/1989%17%93%28%91%20%93%33%91%93%106.0108.0107.0+1.80+1.50+2.7014%312
2017/1880%8%90%23%90%30%93%30%90%80%106.0107.0107.0+0.30+1.70+2.1015%310
2016/1787%15%87%33%90%31%100%33%92%92%107.0108.0110.0+2.90+2.20+4.0017%306

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
2024/2529322.217%3%33%4%9%
2023/2429625.116%3%32%6%15%
2022/2330623.914%3%30%5%11%
2021/2230223.814%2%29%6%13%
2020/2131023.012%2%30%
2018/1931225.614%3%28%4%9%
2017/1831024.215%4%28%4%8%
2016/1730623.217%4%27%4%10%

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