Cherry Dale Primary School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C64
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Barnsley, S72 8AA
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Lift Shafton
High Street, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8QA
Local ranking20th of 72 primary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
280
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 6 November 2024.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 59.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 7.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 66.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 62.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 100.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 29
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 243
- Boys
- 113 (46%)
- Girls
- 134 (54%)
- Capacity
- 280 (88% full)
- SEND
- 20.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.5%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 16.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,621/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.0%
- White Other: 3.3%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
93.0%
White British
3.3%
White Other
1.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
High Street
Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 139004
- UKPRN
- 10039590
- Establishment No.
- 2015
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
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