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Wellgate Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S75 6HR https://www.wellgateprimary.com/

Pupils
419
cap. 414
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wellgate Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+19pp
72%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
15%11%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
419
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
George Street, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HR
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
2024/2572%7%79%32%77%11%81%32%75%82%106.0106.0107.015%419
2023/2453%10%75%27%59%12%73%24%73%69%104.0104.0105.013%435
2022/2363%7%79%20%70%9%77%30%73%77%103.0104.0105.0+0.00-0.30+2.0015%419
2018/1958%8%69%24%73%10%81%26%87%79%103.0106.0106.0+1.20-0.40+3.0014%427
2017/1861%15%78%41%71%20%71%32%66%78%107.0105.0108.0+3.10+1.10+2.50416

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
2024/2541922.815%4%23%6%19%
2023/2443521.413%4%26%7%25%
2022/2341920.115%3%27%6%19%
2021/2240620.213%3%26%7%22%
2020/2140619.811%2%28%
2018/1942722.314%3%30%5%14%
2017/1820.85%15%

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