# St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 208 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137870. [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 208
- Council: Barnsley
- URN: 137870

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 51% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley 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 | 51% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [Summer Lane Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summer-lane-primary-e152063): 310 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures
- [Holy Rood Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rood-catholic-primary-school-e106632): 650 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shawlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shawlands-primary-school-e106564): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Joseph Locke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-locke-primary-school-e106611): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horizon Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizon-community-college-e146455): 710 m. Secondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barnsley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnsley-college-e130524): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file. Attainment 8 of 6.5 (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/137870)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137870)

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