Silkstone Primary School
High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Adams
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 106602
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01226790333
About this school
Silkstone Primary School is a community primary school in Barnsley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 81% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 85% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Silkstone Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Silkstone Primary School compares
Silkstone Primary School ranked 10th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4% | 6.1% | 200 | — |
| Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School | 84% | 4.1% | 6% | 135 | 0.8 miles |
| Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 160 | 1.6 miles |
| Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy | 59% | 5.4% | 21% | 104 | 1.7 miles |
| Hoylandswaine Primary School | 85% | 3% | 2.3% | 94 | 1.7 miles |
| Barugh Green Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 10% | 263 | 2.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.06%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 5.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Hoylandswaine Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Barugh Green Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Barnsley
Other schools in Barnsley
Silkstone Primary School ranks 8th of the 59 ranked primary 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 Silkstone Primary School teach?
- Silkstone Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnsley.
- Who is the headteacher of Silkstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Silkstone Primary School is Mrs Sally Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Silkstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silkstone Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Silkstone Primary School?
- Silkstone Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Silkstone Primary School full?
- Silkstone Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Silkstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Silkstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Silkstone Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Silkstone Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Silkstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Silkstone Primary School rank locally?
- Silkstone Primary School ranked 10th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Silkstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Silkstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Silkstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Silkstone 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 29 June 2026.