Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarugh Green Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Barugh Green Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barugh Green Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good and Barugh Green 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 83.0% for Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 67.0% for Barugh Green Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Barugh Green Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleyCawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsleyBarugh Green Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking16th of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure61st of 72 in Barnsley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll160 263
Capacity140 315
LocationBarnsley, S75 4HB Barnsley, S75 1LD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard26.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census163 281
Free school meals (ever 6)1.2% 10.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.8%
SEN support9.2% 9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.2% Stronger figure6.9% 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

Full profiles: Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Barugh Green Primary School