Shawlands Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Shaw Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 6JL
Phone 01226287177
Reference Number 106564

Shawlands Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, maintaining high expectations for all pupils. The school has made significant improvements to its curriculum, particularly in English and mathematics, where pupils' results have been consistently strong and improving year on year. Notably, pupils excelled in their mathematics results in both Year 4 and Year 6, ranking among the best in the country. The supportive culture at the school promotes respectful interactions and positive behavior among students, bolstered by leadership opportunities for older pupils to guide younger ones in social activities.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 323
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.32%
Girls: 47.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 22 40
2 16 24 40
3 20 22 42
4 20 24 44
5 29 15 44
6 29 14 43

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.1%
White, Other 10.2%
African 3.7%
Indian 3.4%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Pakistani 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 16 Jul 2024
Date Report
16 Jul 2024 School inspection
24 Jan 2019 Short inspection
07 Jan 2015 Full inspection:
12 Nov 2014 Monitoring visit
13 May 2014 Monitoring visit
07 Nov 2013 Monitoring visit
16 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
16 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
08 May 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics.
  • The mathematics curriculum is effectively adapted to meet pupils' needs.
  • The school performs well in languages, with many Year 6 pupils completing sustained writing in French.
  • Pupils enjoy reading and apply their phonics knowledge in writing.
  • The PE curriculum is adapted skillfully for pupils with SEND, ensuring inclusive participation.
  • The school offers effective early years education that fosters children's independence and enjoyment.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some staff lack confidence in their subject knowledge for teaching languages, impacting preparation time.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing 0.1
Maths 3.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 29 0
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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