Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMilefield Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Barnsley.

Summary of the comparison

Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Milefield Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Milefield Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Milefield Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Milefield Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 86.0% for Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 67.0% for Milefield Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Milefield Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Milefield Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleyBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsleyMilefield Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking11th of 72 in Barnsley 10th of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll204 305
Capacity210 315
LocationBarnsley, S72 9EJ Barnsley, S72 7BH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard86.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census204 305
Free school meals (ever 6)22.6% 42.4%
English as an additional language2.0% 10.5%
SEN support14.7% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.7% Stronger figure19.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Milefield Primary School

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