Birkwood Primary School

State-Funded School

birkwood-primary-school-barnsley-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley NorthConstituency

S72 8HGPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Birkwood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 432 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

432

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 432
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
29 Oct 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.