Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 2 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 136941
- Address
- High Street, Penistone, S36 6BS
- Website
- www.penistonestjohns.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 542 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 95%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other White 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsAbove average2.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
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
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- 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 | 24.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 28 13 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 6 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 64 30 34 |
| Year 1 | 70 39 31 |
| Year 2 | 84 43 41 |
| Year 3 | 62 30 32 |
| Year 4 | 66 37 29 |
| Year 5 | 71 32 39 |
| Year 6 | 85 34 51 |