Cherry Dale Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jan 21 2025 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
106621
Address
Royston Road, Cudworth, S72 8AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
321 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
56.1%
Girls
43.9%
First language not English
7.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.7%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Mixed0.9%
Other Asian1.2%
Indian1.9%
Other White5.3%
White British89.7%
African
0.9%
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-0.1
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
63%
Local authority average
65%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
13%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Cherry Dale Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
34
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
16
8
8
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
1
4
Reception, Full-time
45
22
23
Year 1
38
24
14
Year 2
42
17
25
Year 3
40
26
14
Year 4
44
28
16
Year 5
41
27
14
Year 6
40
22
18
Year 2024-2025

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