Keresforth Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barnsley
Unique reference
106582
Address
Keresforth Road, Dodworth, S75 3NU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
232 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.1%
Persistent absence
5.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.2%
Mixed 2.5%
African 2.2%
Other White 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Keresforth Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
7
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
6
2
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
27
16
11
Year 2
29
15
14
Year 3
29
14
15
Year 4
30
12
18
Year 5
29
13
16
Year 6
33
15
18
Year 2024-2025

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