Laithes 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 03/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Laithes Lane, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Laithes Lane, Barnsley, S71 3AF
Website: www.laithesprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01226281255
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Georgina Fletcher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141974

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.1
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Laithes Primary School
Laithes Lane , Smithies S71 3AF 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road , Smithies S71 3TP 		- not rated 273 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Athersley North Primary School
Lindhurst Road , Athersley North S71 3NB 		2out of 4 803 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mapplewell Primary School
Greenside Avenue , Staincross S75 6BB 		- not rated 1,956 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wilthorpe Primary School
Greenfoot Lane , S75 1EG 		3out of 4 2,006 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane , Carlton S71 3EW 		3out of 4 2,246 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 2,936 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Carlton Road , S71 2LF 		1out of 4 1,253 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		4out of 4 1,342 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		3out of 4 1,355 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dove School
194 New Road , Staincross S75 6PP 		- not rated 2,553 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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