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Athersley North Primary School

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

personMiss Kirsty Wordsworth

location_onBarnsley, S71 3NB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

318

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Athersley North Primary School is a Community school primary school in Barnsley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Athersley North Primary School is a community school in Barnsley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 289 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #63 of 72 primaries in Barnsley and #10,487 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 5.4 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

49%

LA 64%

Reading54% LA 76%

Writing63% LA 72%

Maths59% LA 77%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading40% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.1

-4.3 to -0.3

-0.1

Write

LA 0.0

-2.0 to 1.8

-2.1

Maths

LA 0.4

-4.0 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading68% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.7

0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.9

1.4

Maths

LA 0.7

-0.4 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing63% LA 78%

Maths77% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.0

-0.4 to 3.6

-1.1

Write

LA 0.5

-3.1 to 0.9

2.5

Maths

LA 0.5

0.6 to 4.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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16 October 2018

Inspection Report

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13 December 2012

Inspection Report

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16 September 2009

Inspection Report

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18 October 2006

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-10-16

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-12-13

None Legacy

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

4.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.8%(8 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 289 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	289	13	4.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	282	18	6.4%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	313	10	3.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	300	9	3.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	296	15	5.1%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	8	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	318	9	2.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	307	4	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	312	2	0.6%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	308	2	0.6%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	302	7	2.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	316	10	3.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	311	8	2.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	323	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	315	9	2.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	328	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	325	7	2.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	312	6	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	318	11	3.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	319	6	1.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	313	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	321	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	305	3	1.0%	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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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 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Athersley North 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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