Bank End Primary Academy
Primary schoolBank End Primary Academy is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 92% of pupils at Bank End Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Barnsley AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional)210 m
- The Forest AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- The Mill AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- West Riding AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file650 m
- Hunningley Primary AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Ward Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barnsley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).