Wellgate Primary SchoolMapplewell Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Wellgate Primary School and Mapplewell Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Wellgate Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mapplewell Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Mapplewell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wellgate Primary School was judged Good and Mapplewell 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 72.0% for Wellgate Primary School and 76.0% for Mapplewell Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Wellgate Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Mapplewell Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wellgate Primary School versus Mapplewell Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleyWellgate Primary SchoolBarnsleyMapplewell Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 72 in Barnsley 3rd of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll419 348
Capacity414 270
LocationBarnsley, S75 6HR Barnsley, S75 6BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 16.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 348
Free school meals (ever 6)23.4% 12.3%
English as an additional language4.3% 3.4%
SEN support12.4% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.0% 7.2% 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.

Wellgate Primary School

Mapplewell Primary School

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