Birdwell Primary School, Barnsley

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Birdwell Primary School

Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley S70 5XB

https://www.birdwellprimary.co.uk

Birdwell Primary School is an academy. It has about 180 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in December 2022. The present school opened in 2023.

This school is a member of HCAT. (Other schools in this trust include Hoyland Common Primary School, Ward Green Primary School, Worsbrough Common Primary School, Upperwood Academy and Mapplewell Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Progress, Attainment and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.9		Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.0		Hoyland Common Primary School
1.2		West Meadows Primary School
1.6		St Helen's Catholic Primary School
1.7		The Mill Academy
1.7		Ward Green Primary School
1.8		Hoyland Springwood Primary School
2.1		Jump Primary School
2.1		Greenfield Primary School
2.1		Bank End Primary Academy
2.2		Worsbrough Common Primary School
2.4		St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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