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
- Website
- www.westmeadows.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 216 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 95.4%
Mixed 1.4%
African 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other White 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.2
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsWell below average-4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 41%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
West Meadows Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 5 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 13 9 |
| Year 1 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 2 | 25 14 11 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 33 15 18 |
| Year 5 | 27 13 14 |
| Year 6 | 29 15 14 |