Cherry Dale Primary School

State-Funded School

cherry-dale-primary-school-barnsley-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley NorthConstituency

S72 8AAPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 326 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

326

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

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: 326
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Feb 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
4 Dec 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.