Athersley North Primary School is a primary school located in Barnsley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lindhurst Road, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Lindhurst Road, Barnsley, S71 3NB
Website: www.athersleynorthprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01226288674
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Kirsty Wordsworth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131157

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 315
Number of Boys: 162
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Athersley North Primary School
Lindhurst Road , Athersley North S71 3NB 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Laithes Primary School
Laithes Lane , Smithies S71 3AF 		2out of 4 803 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road , Smithies S71 3TP 		- not rated 1,062 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mapplewell Primary School
Greenside Avenue , Staincross S75 6BB 		- not rated 1,254 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wellgate Primary School
George Street , Mapplewell S75 6HR 		3out of 4 1,785 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane , Carlton S71 3EW 		3out of 4 2,506 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Carlton Road , S71 2LF 		1out of 4 1,913 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dove School
194 New Road , Staincross S75 6PP 		- not rated 1,818 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		4out of 4 2,125 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		3out of 4 2,142 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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