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Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Karen Dobson

location_onBarnsley, S70 6JL

language Visit Website phone 1226281219

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

221

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Barnsley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Barnsley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #68 of 72 primaries in Barnsley and #11,909 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 64%

Reading67% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 77%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 3.9

-0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 1.7

2.4

Maths

LA 0.4

0.2 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 2.3

-1.8

Write

LA -0.2

-3.9 to 0.3

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.7

-3.7 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 64%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing65% LA 78%

Maths45% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 3.9

-3.3

Write

LA 0.5

-5.8 to -0.8

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.8 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 November 2024

Inspection Report

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27 November 2019

Inspection Report

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19 September 2018

Inspection Report

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21 June 2017

Inspection Report

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22 June 2016

Inspection Report

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20 May 2015

Inspection Report

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05 October 2010

Inspection Report

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25 September 2007

Inspection Report

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04 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-11-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-09-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-06-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-05-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	3	1.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	213	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils