# Carrfield Primary Academy

Carrfield Primary Academy is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 282 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138702. [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 282
- Council: Barnsley
- URN: 138702

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 May 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Carrfield Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 63% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lacewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lacewood-primary-school-e106579): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heather Garth Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heather-garth-primary-school-academy-e139748): 740 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Astrea Academy Dearne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/astrea-academy-dearne-e146501): 820 m. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Highgate Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highgate-primary-academy-e138701): 930 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e106643): 1.5 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, March 2025. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Goldthorpe Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldthorpe-primary-academy-e148361): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138702)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138702)

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