Summerfields Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C69
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Barnsley, S71 4SF
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Lift Meadstead
Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JS
Local ranking28th of 72 primary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
210
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 68.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 14.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 68.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 28
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 210
- Boys
- 110 (52%)
- Girls
- 100 (48%)
- Capacity
- 210 (100% full)
- SEND
- 24.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.2%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 11.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,921/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.6% 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: 93.3%
- Black African: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Black Other: 1.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.5%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
93.3%
White British
2.9%
Black African
1.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Meadstead Drive
Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 139132
- UKPRN
- 10039907
- Establishment No.
- 2022
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
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