Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Shaw Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 6JL
Phone 01226281219
Reference Number 106632

General Makeup

Number of pupils 224
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.77%
Girls: 52.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 58%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 17 29
2 14 16 30
3 17 12 29
4 10 19 29
5 15 15 30
6 13 14 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 40.2%
White, Other 31.3%
Indian 12.5%
Mixed, Other 6.3%
African 4.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-11-28
Date Description Report
2024-11-05 School inspection School inspection
2019-11-27 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-09-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-06-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-06-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-05-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-09-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

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 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

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 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 19 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Shawlands Primary School
Shaw Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6JL
0.03 miles
Joseph Locke Primary School
Shaw Street, Joseph Locke Primary School, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6JL
0.03 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
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0.4 miles
Summer Lane Primary
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0.59 miles
Queens Road Academy
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0.85 miles
Worsbrough Common Primary School
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0.92 miles
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
Doncaster Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 1TS
0.93 miles
Gawber Primary School
Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 2RJ
1.07 miles
Keresforth Primary School
Keresforth Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3NU
1.14 miles
Wilthorpe Primary School
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1.19 miles
Ward Green Primary School
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1.28 miles
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1.33 miles
Burton Road Primary School
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1.36 miles
The Forest Academy
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1.6 miles
The Mill Academy
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1.65 miles
Bank End Primary Academy
Underwood Avenue, Worsbrough Dale, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 4AZ
1.77 miles
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3TP
2.03 miles
Barugh Green Primary School
Higham Common Road, Barugh Green, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1LD
2.03 miles
Hunningley Primary Academy
Hunningley Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3DT
2.11 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
Littleworth Lane, Lundwood, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 5RG
2.12 miles
Name Distance
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Keresforth Close, Barnsley, S70 6FP
0.35 miles
Barnsley College
PO Box 266, Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2YW
0.46 miles
Horizon Community College
Dodworth Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6PD
0.47 miles
Greenacre School
Keresforth Hill Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6RG
0.55 miles
Barnsley Academy
Farm Road, Kendray, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3DL
1.88 miles
Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited
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2.06 miles
Springwell Special Academy
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2.08 miles
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
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2.4 miles
Darton Academy
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3.19 miles
Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3EW
3.22 miles
Kirk Balk Academy
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3.79 miles
Park House School
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3.98 miles
Netherwood Academy
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4.12 miles
Outwood Academy Shafton
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4.48 miles
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