Primary school

Outwood Primary Academy Darfield

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S73 9LT
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,900 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 38%38%2017/18: top 26%2018/19: top 16%2022/23: top 13%13% · 2022/232023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 20%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM76% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM24% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2016/17: 68% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 76% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 81% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 78% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 58% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 76% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%81%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2016/17: 16% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 16% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 15% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 4% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 24% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2016/17: 100 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 104 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 103 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 101 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105106100No exams
Maths score
2016/17: 105 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 106 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 104 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 107 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 99 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510799No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2018–2024

  1. 2018Good
  2. 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 2026221
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.8%
First language not English23.5%
SEN support9.1%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils5.9%

Girls 46.1%Boys 53.9%

105.2% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 30 responses (14.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved80% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 50% not applicable53.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year83.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30% not applicable85.7% 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 child83.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school90% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing93.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school86.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development80% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent83.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 19 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,346
Spend per pupil£7,280
Staff spend per pupil£5,158
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£14,000in-year balance

Grants £7,200 · self-generated £146 · premises £1,374 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST (40 academies) · trust reserve £43,657,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it