Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 3TP
Headteacher: Mrs Emma SandersonSchool website ↗Pupils: 307 (capacity: 280)Part of EVERY CHILD MATTERS ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
66.0%
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%.
15.0%
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 68%·Writing 85%·Maths 78%→All three 66%
Reading
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75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
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75%
100%
Maths
0%
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75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 33
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 31
- How many got their first choice?
- 31of 31 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 75
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
44.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
24.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
145 girls, 162 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 75% (2023/24), currently 66%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 43.0% | 0.0% | -1.5 | +2.4 | +0.9 |
| 2016/17 | 53.0% | 0.0% | +1.4 | +2.6 | +1.8 |
| 2017/18 | 63.0% | 3.0% | +3.4 | +2.6 | +4.5 |
| 2018/19 | 74.0% | 0.0% | +1.8 | +1.4 | +4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 61.0% | 5.0% | +3.2 | +4.0 | +3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% | 8.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 66.0% | 15.0% | - | - | - |