Ward Green 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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Ward Green Primary School

Vernon Road, Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley S70 5HJ

https://www.wardgreenprimary.org/

Ward Green Primary School is an academy. It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In May 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

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

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

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Worsbrough Common Primary School
0.5		The Mill Academy
0.8		Bank End Primary Academy
1.0		The Forest Academy
1.0		Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
1.2		Shawlands Primary School
1.2		Joseph Locke Primary School
1.2		Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
1.3		Queens Road Academy
1.4		Hunningley Primary Academy
1.7		Keresforth Primary School
1.7		St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

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

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is excellent.

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

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

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

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.

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