Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) 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 17/04/2008. 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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Halifax Road, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Halifax Road, Barnsley, S35 7AL
Website:
Telephone: 01142883300
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr D Jordan
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106626

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/04/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3

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:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Halifax Road , Thurgoland S35 7AL 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Oxspring Primary School
Sheffield Road , Oxspring S36 8YW 		3out of 4 2,269 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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