West Meadows 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 27/01/2011. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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West Street, Barnsley

School Information

Address: West Street, Barnsley, S74 9ET
Website: www.westmeadows.org.uk/
Telephone: 01226749164
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Wood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140460

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 238
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Meadows Primary School
West Street , Hoyland S74 9ET 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
West Street , Hoyland S74 9DL 		3out of 4 782 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hoyland Common Primary School
Sheffield Road , Hoyland Common S74 0DJ 		4out of 4 885 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Clough Fields Road , Hoyland S74 0ER 		3out of 4 941 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Greenfield Primary School
Cherry Tree Street , Hoyland S74 9RG 		3out of 4 1,707 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirk Balk Academy
West Street , Hoyland S74 9HX 		2out of 4 458 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park House School
Wentworth Way , Tankersley S75 3DH 		- not rated 2,645 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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