1
Gawber Primary School
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S75 2RJ
1
9 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Barnsley
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Barnsley. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
77
Outstanding
4
Good
64
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 89% · RI: 4% · I: 1%
2
Hunningley Primary Academy
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 3DT
1
15 May 2023
3
The Forest Academy
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 3NG
1
20 Mar 2023
4
Cherry Dale Primary School
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 8AA
1
4 Dec 2014
5
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S36 6BS
2
29 Sep 2024
6
Churchfield Primary School
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 8JR
2
16 Jul 2024
7
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 9EJ
2
11 Jul 2024
8
Worsbrough Common Primary School
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 4EB
2
9 Jun 2024
9
High View Primary Learning Centre
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S73 8QS
2
9 Jun 2024
10
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S73 9LT
2
9 May 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Milefield Primary School 2 • May 2024
- Wilthorpe Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- Sandhill Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- Jump Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- Barugh Green Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- Mapplewell Primary School 2 • Apr 2024
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley 2 • Mar 2024
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- St Helen's Primary Academy 2 • Mar 2024
- Silkstone Primary School 2 • Jan 2024