Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status from the previous inspection. Pupils display confidence and politeness, creating a warm environment for learning. They enjoy their education, and with leaders prioritizing welfare, most feel happy and safe. The ambitious curriculum is supported by dedicated staff, and pupils show an eagerness to learn. However, while the emphasis on Christianity is strong, there is a noted gap in pupils' understanding of faiths and cultures other than Christianity, which needs addressing to provide a more rounded educational experience.

Strengths

• Pupils are confident and polite, creating a welcoming atmosphere.
• Leaders have developed an ambitious and engaging curriculum.
• Teachers show good subject knowledge and adapt lessons to pupils' needs.
• Pupils are well-behaved and demonstrate respect for peers and adults.
• Strong focus on teaching reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Children in early years make good progress and form positive relationships.
• Strong commitment to mental health and well-being of staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' understanding of faiths and cultures other than Christianity is less secure.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.2% of pupils at Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School received £6,574 and spent £6,573 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£239 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School have?

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School has 223 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School cover?

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School is at Westwood New Road, Tankersley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3DA.