St Helen's Primary 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Helen's Way, Barnsley

School Information

Address: St Helen's Way, Barnsley, S71 2PS
Website:
Telephone: 01226295210
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nichola Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139006

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 249
Number of Boys: 127
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.3 to -2.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -6 to -2.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helen's Primary Academy
St Helen's Way , Monk Bretton S71 2PS 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
Littleworth Lane , Lundwood S71 5RG 		3out of 4 1,368 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Carlton Primary Academy
Fish Dam Lane , Carlton S71 3HF 		2out of 4 1,592 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Burton Road Primary School
Old Mill , S71 2AA 		3out of 4 1,782 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road , Smithies S71 3TP 		- not rated 2,076 yd Academy converter 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 2,084 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 3,063 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 1,139 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 4 953 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		3out of 4 958 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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