Shawlands 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 08/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Shaw Street, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL
Website: http://www.shawlandsprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01226287177
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Duncan Thompson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106564

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 320
Number of Pupils: 305
Number of Boys: 168
Number of Girls: 137

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.2 Confidence interval 3.3 to 7.1

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:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shawlands Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Joseph Locke Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Shaw Street , S70 6JL 		2out of 4 45 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
Stocks Lane , S75 2DF 		4out of 4 757 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Summer Lane Primary
Summer Lane , S75 2BB 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Community 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 4 847 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 1,126 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Barnsley Academy
Farm Road , Kendray S70 3DL 		2out of 4 3,266 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 811 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 4 943 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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