Athersley South Primary School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Athersley South Primary School, inspected in October 2018.

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 Athersley South Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.0% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Athersley South 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 Athersley South Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 24.2% of pupils at Athersley South Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 2024–25 Athersley South Primary School received £7,088 and spent £7,329 for each of its 296 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £225,000 (£759 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Every Child Matters Academy Trust, income was £7,232 and spending £7,315 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Athersley South Primary School is part of Every Child Matters Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Laithes Primary School Barnsley
• Wilthorpe Primary School Barnsley
• Wellgate Primary School Barnsley
• Barugh Green Primary School Barnsley
• Kexborough Primary School Barnsley
• Ladywood Primary School Barnsley
• High View Primary Learning Centre Barnsley
• Wombwell Park Street Primary School Barnsley
• Sandhill Primary School Barnsley
• Hoyland Springwood Primary School Barnsley

What is Athersley South Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Athersley South Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2018 of its predecessor, Athersley South Primary School.

When was Athersley South Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Athersley South Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Athersley South Primary School have?

Athersley South Primary School has 306 pupils on roll.

What age range does Athersley South Primary School cover?

Athersley South Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Athersley South Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Athersley South Primary School?

Athersley South Primary School is at Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3TP.