Upperwood 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 13/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dartree Walk, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Dartree Walk, Barnsley, S73 9NL
Website: www.upperwoodacademy.org
Telephone: 01226754336
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Alistair Budd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138615

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 252
Number of Pupils: 310
Number of Boys: 162
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upperwood Academy
Dartree Walk , Darfield S73 9NL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Snape Hill Road , Darfield S73 9LT 		3out of 4 780 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Stonyford Road , Wombwell S73 8AF 		3out of 4 1,220 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
All Saints Academy Darfield
School Street , Darfield S73 9EU 		3out of 4 1,237 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wombwell Park Street Primary School
Park Street , Wombwell S73 0HS 		3out of 4 2,249 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherwood Academy
Dove Valley Way , Wombwell S73 8FE 		2out of 4 1,142 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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