Silkstone Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 106602
- Address
- High Street, Silkstone, S75 4LR
- Website
- silkstoneprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 184 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 4.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 94.6%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 1.6%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 84%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Silkstone Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 18 13 5 |
| Year 1 | 24 14 10 |
| Year 2 | 26 11 15 |
| Year 3 | 32 20 12 |
| Year 4 | 30 9 21 |
| Year 5 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 6 | 27 12 15 |