1
Gawber Primary School
Primary • Community school • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S75 2RJ
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Barnsley
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town 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
64
Outstanding
4
Good
52
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 88% · RI: 5% · I: 0%
2
Hunningley Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 3DT
Outstanding
3
The Forest Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 3NG
Outstanding
4
Cherry Dale Primary School
Primary • Community school • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 8AA
Outstanding
5
Churchfield Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 8JR
Good
6
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 9EJ
Good
7
Worsbrough Common Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 4EB
Good
8
High View Primary Learning Centre
Primary • Academy converter • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S73 8QS
Good
9
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S73 9LT
Good
10
Milefield Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S72 7BH
Good
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.
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