Primary school

Darton Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S75 5AD
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,912 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 18%18%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 32%2018/19: top 31%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 66%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM58% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%4/10 Below−39.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below−65.3 pts
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1056/10 Middle+11.3 pts
Maths score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.54/10 Below−39.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 62% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 74% · 38 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 74% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 48% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 41% · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 58% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%74%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 18% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 11% · 38 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 19% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 5% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 6% · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%19%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 38 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 102 · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 105 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 104 · 38 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 107 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 102 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 99 · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 104 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510799No exams

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Inspections · 2016–2022

  1. 2016Good
  2. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026297
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.0%
First language not English1.7%
SEN support16.0%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils7.2%

Girls 50.7%Boys 49.3%

110% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.5
Pupils per adult15.9
  • Classroom teachers 10
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 19.4 · 23 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,609
Spend per pupil£5,968
Staff spend per pupil£3,779
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£183,000in-year balance

Grants £6,403 · self-generated £207 · premises £1,342 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST MARY'S ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £237,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it