Joseph Locke Primary School
Primary schoolJoseph Locke Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 449 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 6 June 2024
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, 75% of pupils at Joseph Locke Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 75% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 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- Shawlands Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)40 m
- Trinity Academy St. EdwardsSecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Barnsley CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 6.5 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Horizon Community CollegeSecondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
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).