Barnby Dun Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Church Road
Barnby Dun
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN3 1BG
Phone 01302883917
Reference Number 138163

Barnby Dun Primary Academy is performing well overall, with a consistent rating of 'Good' across all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has made significant strides in improving various aspects since the previous inspection and demonstrates an ambitious curriculum that effectively engages students in a wide range of subjects. Pupils show a keen interest in their studies and feel safe and supported within the school environment, which promotes positive behaviour and strong attendance.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 246
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.47%
Girls: 45.53%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 10 20
2 14 14 28
3 23 15 38
4 14 23 37
5 27 10 37
6 26 25 51

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.4%
Unclassified 3.3%
White, Other 2%
Asian, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
White & Asian 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Jul 2022
Date Report
12 Jul 2022 School inspection:
07 Jul 2021 School inspection
06 Jul 2016 Short inspection
10 Aug 2012 Academy conversion letter
22 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as Barnby Dun Primary School
22 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
24 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
24 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
16 Oct 2000 Full inspection
16 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Ambitious curriculum that engages pupils across subjects
  • Effective teaching strategies that help most pupils learn and retain knowledge
  • Strong improvement in reading strategies and phonics instruction
  • Low incidents of bullying and supportive school culture
  • Active involvement of pupils in leadership roles and community initiatives
  • High attendance and positive behaviour in class

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent implementation of support for pupils with SEND
  • Narrow range of writing styles and forms, particularly in narrative writing
  • Limited vocabulary development opportunities during early years play activities

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 16%

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 107
Maths 106

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 -0.3
Writing 1.3
Maths 0

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 2
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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