Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

BarnsleyVoluntary controlled school

Taylor Hill, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HB

Headteacher: Mr Adam BramallSchool website ↗Pupils: 163 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2024
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2024
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 23 January 2024Full report ↗

Good

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
83.0%
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%.
26.0%
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 96%·Writing 87%·Maths 83%All three 83%
Reading
Expected96%
Exceeding61%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding30%
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?
24
How many families wanted this school first?
27
How many got their first choice?
23of 27 (85.2%)
How many applied in total?
72

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
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).
9.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
83 girls, 80 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 93% (2018/19), currently 83%

* 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
2015/1688.0%17.0%+2.4+2.9+1.2
2016/1784.0%11.0%+3.5+2.0+3.6
2017/1882.0%5.0%+2.4-0.3+2.1
2018/1993.0%27.0%+2.0+0.5+1.1
2022/2374.0%9.0%+2.3+1.1-0.8
2023/2479.0%8.0%---
2024/2583.0%26.0%---