Keresforth 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Keresforth Road, Barnsley, S75 3NU
Website: http://www.keresforthprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01226284147
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Otley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106582

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 249
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Keresforth Primary School
Keresforth Road , Dodworth S75 3NU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Barnsley Road , Dodworth S75 3JS 		2out of 4 889 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shawlands Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Joseph Locke Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL 		2out of 4 1,999 yd Voluntary aided school 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 1,536 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 3,110 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited
Wentworth Castle , Stainborough S75 3ET 		- not rated 1,949 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barnsley College
PO Box 266 , Church Street S70 2YW 		- not rated 2,781 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 1,092 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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