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Barugh Green Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Joe Woffinden

location_onBarnsley, S75 1LD

language Visit Website phone 1226383800

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

306

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Barugh Green Primary School is a Community school primary school in Barnsley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barugh Green Primary School is a community school in Barnsley, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 306 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 80 primaries in Barnsley and #2,172 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 22.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 3.5

1.4

Write

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 3.1

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.2

1.0 to 4.7

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 2.8

4.6

Maths

LA 0.7

2.9 to 6.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 64%

Reading94% LA 73%

Writing96% LA 78%

Maths98% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 3.1

0.6

Write

LA 0.5

-1 to 2.2

1.5

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.1 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2024

Inspection Report

28 February 2024

Inspection Report

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08 December 2021

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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30 January 2007

Inspection Report

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13 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-02-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2021-12-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2007-01-30

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 284 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	284	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	306	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	306	5	1.6%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	317	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	319	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	318	5	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	318	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	316	3	0.9%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	318	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	329	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	328	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	330	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	333	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	335	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	334	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Barugh Green Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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