Darton Primary School is a primary school located in Barnsley South. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Barnsley South, S75 5AD
Website: www.dartonprimary.com/
Telephone: 01226394050
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jo Lancett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140602

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 293
Number of Boys: 139
Number of Girls: 154

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.1
Maths
N/A: 1.7 Confidence interval 0 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darton Primary School
Station Road , Darton S75 5AD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wellgate Primary School
George Street , Mapplewell S75 6HR
3out of 4 1,373 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kexborough Primary School
Ballfield Lane , Kexborough S75 5EF
3out of 4 1,762 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mapplewell Primary School
Greenside Avenue , Staincross S75 6BB
- not rated 1,809 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barugh Green Primary School
Higham Common Road , Barugh Green S75 1LD
4out of 4 2,417 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darton Academy
Ballfield Lane , Darton S75 5EF
1out of 4 1,757 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 1,475 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.