Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Beech Close, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Beech Close, Barnsley, S72 9EJ
Website: https://www.brierleyschool.com
Telephone: 01226711332
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Samantha Benson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106629

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 206
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.4 to -2.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Beech Close , Brierley S72 9EJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Shafton Primary Academy
High Street , Shafton S72 8QA 		3out of 4 1,978 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Helen's CE Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EG 		2out of 4 2,037 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Milefield Primary School
Milefield Lane , Grimethorpe S72 7BH 		- not rated 2,264 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4LJ 		2out of 4 2,552 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane , Shafton S72 8RE 		3out of 4 2,068 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Hemsworth
58 Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EA 		- not rated 2,394 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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