Gawber Primary School
Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Bradshaw
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 106603
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01226289728
About this school
Gawber Primary School is a community primary school in Barnsley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 211 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 73% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Gawber 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 | 78% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gawber Primary School compares
Gawber Primary School ranked 13th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 211 | — |
| Summer Lane Primary | — | — | — | 285 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley | 51% | 4.4% | 12.4% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Barugh Green Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 10% | 263 | 1.0 miles |
| Wilthorpe Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 21.6% | 394 | 1.0 miles |
| Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy | 59% | 5.4% | 21% | 104 | 1.1 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)
- 7.08%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.39%
- Persistent absence
- 1.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summer Lane Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley0.8 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Barugh Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Wilthorpe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Barnsley
Other schools in Barnsley
Gawber Primary School ranks 11th 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 Gawber Primary School teach?
- Gawber Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnsley.
- Who is the headteacher of Gawber Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gawber Primary School is Mrs Dawn Bradshaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gawber Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gawber 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 Gawber Primary School?
- Gawber Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Gawber Primary School full?
- Gawber Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gawber Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gawber Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gawber Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gawber Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gawber Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gawber Primary School rank locally?
- Gawber Primary School ranked 13th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gawber Primary School's absence rate?
- Gawber Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gawber Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gawber 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.