Queens Road Academy 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 10/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Queens Road, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Queens Road, Barnsley, S71 1AR
Website: https://queensroad.org.uk/
Telephone: 01226737010
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Kaufman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139230

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queens Road Academy
Queens Road , S71 1AR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
Doncaster Road , S70 1TS
1out of 4 649 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Burton Road Primary School
Old Mill , S71 2AA
3out of 4 1,096 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL
2out of 4 1,492 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Shawlands Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL
3out of 4 1,493 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate ,
- not rated 553 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Horizon Community College
Dodworth Road , S70 6PD
3out of 4 2,255 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Barnsley Academy
Farm Road , Kendray S70 3DL
2out of 4 2,534 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 681 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 3,132 yd Academy sponsor led Yes 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 2,366 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY
3out of 4 2,465 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY
4out of 4 2,507 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.