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Primary Schools by KS2 Results in Barnsley (2025)

Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Listed with official data; 73 schools in Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

  1. 1
    78
    Bank End Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 92% · 20% higher
  2. 2
    80
    Summerfields Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 88% · 9% higher
  3. 3
    94
    Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 87% · 29% higher
  4. 4
    76
    Hunningley Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 87% · 15% higher
  5. 5
    73
    Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 86% · 7% higher
  6. 6
    92
    Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 85% · 20% higher
  7. 7
    83
    Birdwell Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 85% · 19% higher
  8. 8
    90
    Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 84% · 16% higher
  9. 9
    95
    Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 83% · 26% higher
  10. 10
    74
    Silkstone Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 83% · 3% higher
  11. 11
    78
    Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 81% · 8% higher
  12. 12
    51
    Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 81% · 0% higher
  13. 13
    91
    Gawber Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 80% · 27% higher
  14. 14
    74
    Springvale Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 80% · 7% higher
  15. 15
    62
    Churchfield Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 80% · 5% higher
  16. 16
    80
    Oxspring Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 78% · 11% higher
  17. 17
    73
    Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 76% · 24% higher
  18. 18
    78
    Burton Road Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 76% · 17% higher
  19. 19
    80
    Mapplewell Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 76% · 16% higher
  20. 20
    67
    Joseph Locke Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 75% · 13% higher
  21. 21
    48
    Highgate Primary AcademyRotherham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 75% · 2% higher
  22. 22
    75
    Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 74% · 13% higher
  23. 23
    73
    Millhouse Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 14% higher
  24. 24
    67
    Keresforth Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 9% higher
  25. 25
    59
    Wellgate Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 72% · 7% higher
  26. 26
    46
    Parkside Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 72% · 0% higher
  27. 27
    60
    Wilthorpe Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 7% higher
  28. 28
    39
    The Forest AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 70% · 0% higher
  29. 29
    43
    Gooseacre Primary AcademyRotherham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 69% · 3% higher
  30. 30
    43
    Oakhill Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 69% · 0% higher
  31. 31
    56
    Lift MeadsteadBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 14% higher
  32. 32
    53
    Goldthorpe Primary AcademyRotherham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 12% higher
  33. 33
    48
    Laithes Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 8% higher
  34. 34
    51
    Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 5% higher
  35. 35
    56
    Milefield Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 14% higher
  36. 36
    43
    Lacewood Primary SchoolRotherham · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 3% higher
  37. 37
    52
    Barugh Green Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 2% higher
  38. 38
    58
    Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 66% · 29% higher
  39. 39
    55
    Athersley South Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 66% · 15% higher
  40. 40
    61
    Hoyland Common Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 66% · 12% higher
  41. 41
    52
    Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 66% · 10% higher
  42. 42
    37
    Upperwood AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 66% · 0% higher
  43. 43
    57
    Carlton Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 12% higher
  44. 44
    47
    High View Primary Learning CentreBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 9% higher
  45. 45
    38
    Shawlands Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 0% higher
  46. 46
    29
    The Hill Primary AcademyRotherham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 0% higher
  47. 47
    51
    Cherry Dale Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 13% higher
  48. 48
    47
    Ward Green Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 8% higher
  49. 49
    36
    Carrfield Primary AcademyRotherham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 3% higher
  50. 50
    35
    The Mill AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 3% higher
  51. 51
    31
    Heather Garth Primary School AcademyRotherham · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 0% higher
  52. 52
    30
    Lift St Helen'sBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 0% higher
  53. 53
    28
    Sandhill Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 0% higher
  54. 54
    44
    Birkwood Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 61% · 9% higher
  55. 55
    53
    Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 59% · 18% higher
  56. 56
    41
    Lift ShaftonBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 59% · 7% higher
  57. 57
    38
    Darton Primary SchoolBarnsley South · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 58% · 3% higher
  58. 58
    40
    Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 7% higher
  59. 59
    35
    Kexborough Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 4% higher
  60. 60
    23
    All Saints Academy DarfieldBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 0% higher
  61. 61
    32
    West Meadows Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 55% · 7% higher
  62. 62
    33
    Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 55% · 5% higher
  63. 63
    30
    Queens Road AcademyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 54% · 4% higher
  64. 64
    30
    Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 3% higher
  65. 65
    25
    Ladywood Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 52% · 3% higher
  66. 66
    36
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 51% · 3% higher
  67. 67
    19
    St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 0% higher
  68. 68
    16
    Athersley North Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 49% · 2% higher
  69. 69
    21
    Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolBarnsley · Academy All-throughRWM expected: 48% · 2% higher
  70. 70
    12
    Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 48% · 0% higher
  71. 71
    25
    Thurlstone Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 37% · 0% higher
  72. 72
    13
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 35% · 0% higher
  73. 73
    7
    St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 0% · 0% higher

Bank End Primary Academy in Barnsley leads the 2025 list of primary schools by ks2 results in Barnsley with RWM expected 92% · 20% higher. Of the 73 schools shown, 49 are academy, 24 are local authority.

For the full picture see the wider Yorkshire and the Humber primary schools by ks2 results league table, every school on the Barnsley page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best ks2 results school in Barnsley?

Bank End Primary Academy in Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber ranks first among primary schools by ks2 results in Barnsley with RWM expected 92% · 20% higher (Pupils on roll: 199).

How are primary schools by ks2 results in Barnsley ranked?

Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.