Birdwell Primary School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley SouthConstituency

S70 5XBPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Birdwell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 191 pupils. Birdwell Primary School is part of HCAT.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 5 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

191

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 191
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: HCAT

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.