Birdwell Primary School
Primary schoolBirdwell Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 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
- Expected 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, 85% of pupils at Birdwell Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
19% 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 | 85% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 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- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Hoyland Common Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- West Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Park House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.9 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).