Primary school

Sandhill Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S72 0EQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,652 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 32%32% · 2022/232023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM62% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · 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: 63% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 51% · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 53% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 40% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 69% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 60% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 62% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%69%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 3% · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 9% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 104 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 100 · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 102 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 104 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 107 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5107100No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2018–2024

  1. 2018Requires improvement
  2. 2021Requires improvement
  3. 2023Ungraded visit
  4. 2024Good

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 2026244
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.0%
First language not English3.3%
SEN support19.2%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils17.5%

Girls 54.3%Boys 45.7%

90.4% full · 270 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 35 responses (14.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 68.6% not applicable45.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year77.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.4% not applicable83.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child85.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent91.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 8.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 25.9 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,601
Spend per pupil£7,558
Staff spend per pupil£5,335
Reserve per pupil£519
  • +£121,000revenue reserve
  • +£10,000in-year balance

Grants £7,519 · self-generated £82 · premises £1,567 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EVERY CHILD MATTERS ACADEMY TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £3,511,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it