Primary school

Silkstone Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S75 4LR
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,321 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 9%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 23%23%2016/17: top 9%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 48%2022/23: top 6%6% · 2022/232023/24: top 10%2024/25: top 9%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM83% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 68% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 83% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 71% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 68% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 84% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 81% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 83% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%84%68%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 14% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 13% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 10% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 16% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 7% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%16%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 109 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 106 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 110 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 109 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 109 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105110105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 107 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108105No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2008Outstanding
  3. 2020Requires improvement
  4. 2023Good

4 strong areas

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

1 weak areas

  • Early years provision

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026200
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.1%
First language not English3.0%
SEN support11.6%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils5.8%

Girls 44.4%Boys 55.6%

95.2% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 99 responses (53.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.7% not applicable32.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year89.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25.3% not applicable78.4% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed61.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school86.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing84.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent83.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adult14.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 17.3 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,204
Spend per pupil£6,256
Staff spend per pupil£4,824
Reserve per pupil−£65
  • −£12,943revenue reserve
  • −£10,436in-year balance

Grants £5,478 · self-generated £725 · premises £286 per pupil