Wilthorpe 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 20/05/2016. 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 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Greenfoot Lane, Barnsley, S75 1EG
Website: www.wilthorpeprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01226288676
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dean Tombling
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138393

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 420
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.4
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
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
Wilthorpe Primary School
Greenfoot Lane , S75 1EG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Summer Lane Primary
Summer Lane , S75 2BB 		3out of 4 1,091 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
Stocks Lane , S75 2DF 		4out of 4 1,431 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gawber Primary School
Church Street , Gawber S75 2RJ 		4out of 4 1,716 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road , Smithies S71 3TP 		- not rated 1,882 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 1,744 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Horizon Community College
Dodworth Road , S70 6PD 		3out of 4 2,083 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnsley College
PO Box 266 , Church Street S70 2YW 		- not rated 2,037 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 2,912 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		3out of 4 2,525 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		4out of 4 2,549 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenacre School
Keresforth Hill Road , S70 6RG 		4out of 4 2,884 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dove School
194 New Road , Staincross S75 6PP 		- not rated 2,940 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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