Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
Primary schoolOakwell Rise Primary Academy is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected 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, 81% of pupils at Oakwell Rise Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 81% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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
In a straight line- Queens Road AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Barnsley CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 6.5 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- The Forest AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Shawlands Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Joseph Locke Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 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).