Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brierley 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 Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 86.0% for Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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) and has fallen at Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleyCawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsleyBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking16th of 72 in Barnsley 11th of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll160 205
Capacity140 240
LocationBarnsley, S75 4HB Barnsley, S72 9EJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard26.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census163 204
Free school meals (ever 6)1.2% 22.6%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.0%
SEN support9.2% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure6.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.2% Stronger figure18.7% 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.

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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