Lift ShaftonSouth Hiendley Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Lift Shafton and South Hiendley Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Lift Shafton scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and South Hiendley Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lift Shafton is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lift Shafton was judged Good and South Hiendley 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 59.0% for Lift Shafton and 65.0% for South Hiendley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Lift Shafton (70.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at South Hiendley Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lift Shafton versus South Hiendley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleyLift ShaftonBarnsleySouth Hiendley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking20th of 72 in Barnsley 68th of 111 in Wakefield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll243 190
Capacity280 230
LocationBarnsley, S72 8QA Barnsley, S72 9BY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census243 190
Free school meals (ever 6)23.5% 36.0%
English as an additional language5.3% 2.1%
SEN support16.5% 11.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure6.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% Stronger figure22.1% 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.

Lift Shafton

South Hiendley Primary School

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