Gawber 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 21/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's 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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Church Street, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Church Street, Barnsley, S75 2RJ
Website: www.gawberprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01226289728
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Dawn Bradshaw
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106603

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.6
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
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:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Summer Lane Primary
Summer Lane , S75 2BB 		3out of 4 1,283 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
Stocks Lane , S75 2DF 		4out of 4 1,342 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Barugh Green Primary School
Higham Common Road , Barugh Green S75 1LD 		4out of 4 1,693 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wilthorpe Primary School
Greenfoot Lane , S75 1EG 		3out of 4 1,716 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Barnsley Road , Dodworth S75 3JS 		2out of 4 1,851 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horizon Community College
Dodworth Road , S70 6PD 		3out of 4 1,208 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 2,453 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnsley College
PO Box 266 , Church Street S70 2YW 		- not rated 2,445 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenacre School
Keresforth Hill Road , S70 6RG 		4out of 4 2,074 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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