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Ward Green Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S70 5HJ www.wardgreenprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
397
cap. 367
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
397
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
397
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ward Green Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
63%
-3pp
72%59%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
14%11%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
397
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Vernon Road, Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, S70 5HJ
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
2024/2563%8%68%23%72%15%72%22%70%68%103.0103.0102.016%397
2023/2466%8%77%26%70%8%70%19%72%66%106.0103.0104.013%408
2022/2346%7%57%16%73%9%64%21%77%73%102.0103.0103.0-2.10+0.90-0.4016%419
2018/1972%14%75%27%84%31%86%44%78%86%104.0108.0107.0+1.30+3.70+4.4011%392
2017/1856%10%65%17%83%23%75%17%88%75%102.0103.0103.0+0.10+3.80+1.70382

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
2024/2539723.016%6%31%5%10%
2023/2440822.513%5%33%5%13%
2022/2341922.116%5%33%5%11%
2021/2243124.912%4%33%6%14%
2020/2142621.112%4%30%
2018/1939222.611%4%29%4%5%
2017/1821.34%6%
2016/1739520.212%4%30%

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