Keresforth Primary School

BarnsleyCommunity school

Keresforth Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3NU

Headteacher: Mrs Vanessa D'SilvaSchool website ↗Pupils: 232 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2022
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2022
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 18 October 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 73%·Maths 85%All three 73%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
30of 41 (73.2%)
How many applied in total?
57

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
114 girls, 118 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 78% (2017/18), currently 73%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1657.0%5.0%+1.4+3.0+5.3
2016/1765.0%8.0%+1.6+2.5+3.6
2017/1878.0%11.0%+0.7+1.3+2.5
2018/1972.0%13.0%+1.6+2.4+3.3
2022/2367.0%3.0%-1.5-2.2-1.3
2023/2467.0%7.0%---
2024/2573.0%9.0%---