Birdwell 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 20/03/2019. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sheffield Road, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 5XB
Website: www.birdwellprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01226742957
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr N Bailey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106595

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 84
Number of Girls: 120

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.8
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birdwell Primary School
Sheffield Road , Birdwell S70 5XB 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Westwood New Road , Tankersley S75 3DA 		3out of 4 1,317 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hoyland Common Primary School
Sheffield Road , Hoyland Common S74 0DJ 		4out of 4 1,659 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
West Meadows Primary School
West Street , Hoyland S74 9ET 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
West Street , Hoyland S74 9DL 		3out of 4 2,715 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirk Balk Academy
West Street , Hoyland S74 9HX 		2out of 4 2,352 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park House School
Wentworth Way , Tankersley S75 3DH 		- not rated 2,101 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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