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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS74 9ETWest Meadows Primary School
Primary

West Meadows Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S74 9ET www.westmeadows.org.uk/

Pupils
216
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Meadows Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+14pp
83%62%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
216
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9ET
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
2024/2555%7%69%38%66%7%72%21%69%66%104.0104.0103.018%216
2023/2441%3%44%13%66%3%59%16%63%47%100.0101.099.016%230
2022/2342%0%58%15%61%9%45%6%58%58%102.098.0100.0-2.20-0.30-4.3012%232
2018/1983%13%83%27%83%23%87%27%83%77%106.0106.0106.0+0.60+0.30+0.1012%251
2017/1874%6%77%23%87%23%87%10%77%84%104.0103.0105.0-0.50+0.60-0.6014%260
2016/1767%7%70%13%83%23%83%23%83%83%102.0104.0105.0-1.80+0.60+0.4015%261

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
2024/2521623.218%1%44%7%22%
2023/2423022.516%2%43%8%25%
2022/2323222.612%2%40%7%25%
2021/2224020.610%1%39%8%27%
2020/2123822.010%1%39%
2018/1925123.012%0%45%4%10%
2017/1826024.414%0%45%3%8%
2016/1726118.115%0%47%4%10%

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