Primary school

Keresforth Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S75 3NU
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,020 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 46%2017/18: top 23%23% · 2017/182018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 37%2023/24: top 39%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%8/10 Above+6.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%7/10 Above−7.2 pts
Reading score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1059/10 Top 20%+21.6 pts
Maths score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.57/10 Above−9.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 65% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 78% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 72% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 67% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 73% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%78%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 8% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 11% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 13% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 3% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 9% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%13%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 106 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 105 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 106 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 108 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 107 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 107 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 105 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 106 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107105No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026224
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.4%
First language not English1.3%
SEN support15.1%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils3.9%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

106.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.8
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.5
  • Leadership 2.5
  • Teaching assistants 6.7
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 21.6 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,693
Spend per pupil£6,719
Staff spend per pupil£5,098
Reserve per pupil£1,013
  • +£221,232revenue reserve
  • −£5,796in-year balance

Grants £6,191 · self-generated £502 · premises £489 per pupil