# Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 104 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140539. [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 104
- Council: Barnsley
- URN: 140539

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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, 59% of pupils at Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
18% 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 | 59% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Keresforth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keresforth-primary-school-e106582): 810 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horizon Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizon-community-college-e146455): 1.5 km. Secondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Greenacre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenacre-school-e141704): 1.5 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- [Gawber Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gawber-primary-school-e106603): 1.7 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Trinity Academy St. Edwards](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-st-edwards-e148561): 1.7 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/140539)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140539)

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