Joseph Locke Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2024 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
- 106611
- Address
- Shaw Street, Joseph Locke Primary School, S70 6JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 448 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 50.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 45.1%
Other White 32.8%
Indian 5.8%
Mixed 5.1%
Other 4.9%
African 3.3%
Other Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Joseph Locke Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 11 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 5 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 30 25 |
| Year 1 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 2 | 55 29 26 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 5 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |