Cherry Dale Primary School
Royston Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barnsley North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 106621
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01226719700
About this school
Cherry Dale Primary School is a community primary school in Barnsley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 326 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 39 | 42 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 64% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 76% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Cherry Dale 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 | 67% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cherry Dale Primary School compares
Cherry Dale Primary School ranked 47th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 33.8% | 326 | — |
| Churchfield Primary School | 80% | 5.8% | 32.4% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| Lift Shafton | 59% | 4.4% | 23.5% | 247 | 0.6 miles |
| Birkwood Primary School | 61% | 5% | 31.7% | 432 | 1.0 miles |
| Milefield Primary School | 67% | 7.2% | 42.4% | 294 | 1.1 miles |
| Carlton Primary Academy | 64% | 5.2% | 23.2% | 317 | 1.4 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)
- 33.79%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 11.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churchfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Lift Shafton0.6 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Birkwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Milefield Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Carlton Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Barnsley
Other schools in Barnsley
Cherry Dale Primary School ranks 38th 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 Cherry Dale Primary School teach?
- Cherry Dale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnsley.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Cherry Dale Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Cherry Dale Primary School is Mrs Karen Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cherry Dale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherry Dale 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 Cherry Dale Primary School?
- Cherry Dale Primary School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cherry Dale Primary School full?
- Cherry Dale Primary School has capacity for 322 pupils and 326 on roll (101%), 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 Cherry Dale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cherry Dale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cherry Dale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cherry Dale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cherry Dale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cherry Dale Primary School rank locally?
- Cherry Dale Primary School ranked 47th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cherry Dale Primary School's absence rate?
- Cherry Dale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cherry Dale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cherry Dale 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.