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
- 518 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 94.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 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 55%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.9 |
| 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 | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 14 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 2 | 74 41 33 |
| Year 3 | 84 44 40 |
| Year 4 | 63 30 33 |
| Year 5 | 66 37 29 |
| Year 6 | 72 33 39 |