Summerfields Primary AcademyRoyston St John Baptist CE Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Summerfields Primary Academy and Royston St John Baptist CE Primary are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Summerfields Primary Academy scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Royston St John Baptist CE Primary scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Summerfields Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Summerfields Primary Academy was judged Good and Royston St John Baptist CE Primary 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 88.0% for Summerfields Primary Academy and 55.0% for Royston St John Baptist CE Primary.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Summerfields Primary Academy (73.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Royston St John Baptist CE Primary (62.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Summerfields Primary Academy versus Royston St John Baptist CE Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleySummerfields Primary AcademyBarnsleyRoyston St John Baptist CE PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking14th of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure31st of 72 in Barnsley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll210 172
Capacity210 240
LocationBarnsley, S71 4SF Barnsley, S71 4QY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard88.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 172
Free school meals (ever 6)17.6% 29.1%
English as an additional language1.9% 3.5%
SEN support8.6% 15.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.1% 6.3% 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

Ethnicity over time

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

Summerfields Primary Academy

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