Sandhill Primary SchoolLadywood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sandhill Primary School and Ladywood Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Sandhill Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ladywood Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sandhill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sandhill Primary School was judged Good and Ladywood 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 62.0% for Sandhill Primary School and 52.0% for Ladywood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sandhill Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sandhill Primary School versus Ladywood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleySandhill Primary SchoolBarnsleyLadywood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking33rd of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure66th of 72 in Barnsley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll244 213
Capacity270 210
LocationBarnsley, S72 0EQ Barnsley, S72 7JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census245 221
Free school meals (ever 6)43.0% 40.4%
English as an additional language3.3% 6.8%
SEN support19.2% 17.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.5% 12.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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: Sandhill Primary School · Ladywood Primary School