Heather Garth Primary School Academy

State-Funded School

heather-garth-primary-school-academy-barnsley-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley SouthConstituency

S63 8ESPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 221 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

221

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

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: 221
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.