Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Feb 27 2013 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

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
7.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other White 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
58
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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