Silkstone 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 18/11/2008. 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 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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High Street, Barnsley

School Information

Address: High Street, Barnsley, S75 4LR
Website: silkstoneprimary.com
Telephone: 01226790333
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sally Adams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106602

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Silkstone Primary School
High Street , Silkstone S75 4LR 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
Moorend Lane , Silkstone Common S75 4QT 		4out of 4 1,395 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Taylor Hill , Cawthorne S75 4HB 		4out of 4 2,731 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Barnsley Road , Dodworth S75 3JS 		2out of 4 2,959 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hoylandswaine Primary School
Haigh Lane , Hoylandswaine S36 7JJ 		3out of 4 3,011 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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