Birdwell Primary School
Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5XB
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Birdwell Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Honeyman
- Constituency
- Barnsley East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 106595
- Local authority
- Barnsley
About this school
Birdwell Primary School was a community primary school in Barnsley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Birdwell Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 |
| Writing progress | +3.10 |
| Maths progress | +4.10 |
How Birdwell Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 22% | 191 | — |
| Birdwell Primary School | 85% | 3.8% | 22.9% | 191 | 0.0 miles |
| Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 81% | 2.9% | 10.5% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Hoyland Common Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 16.9% | 384 | 0.9 miles |
| West Meadows Primary School | 55% | 7.4% | 44% | 214 | 1.1 miles |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | 0% | 7.2% | 42% | 126 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Birdwell Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Barnsley
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Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Hoyland Common Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
West Meadows Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
St Helen's Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Barnsley
Other schools in Barnsley
- All Saints Academy Darfield Primary
- Athersley North Primary School Primary
- Athersley South Primary School Primary
- Bank End Primary Academy Primary
- Barugh Green Primary School Primary
- Birdwell Primary School Primary
- Birkwood Primary School Primary
- Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Primary
- Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Burton Road Primary School Primary
- Carlton Primary Academy Primary
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Birdwell Primary School teach?
- Birdwell Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Barnsley.
- Has Birdwell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Birdwell Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Birdwell Primary School?
- Birdwell Primary School had 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Birdwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birdwell Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.