Birkwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 7 2014 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
- 106620
- Address
- Darfield Road, Cudworth, S72 8HG
- Website
- www.birkwood.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 393 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 91.3%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 2.5%
Other Black 1.3%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage1.7
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Birkwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 20 9 11 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 13 7 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 5 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 30 30 |
| Year 1 | 56 33 23 |
| Year 2 | 49 21 28 |
| Year 3 | 41 20 21 |
| Year 4 | 50 20 30 |
| Year 5 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 6 | 48 25 23 |