West Meadows Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 11 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
140460
Address
West Street, Hoyland, S74 9ET

Pupils

Number of Pupils
230 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
1.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.9%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.8%
African 1.7%
Mixed 1.3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other White 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.2
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsWell below average-4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 42%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

West Meadows Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
8
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
31
16
15
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
28
14
14
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
32
14
18
Year 2023-2024

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