Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley NorthConstituency

S70 1TSPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, 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 236 pupils. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 28 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

Black

17%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

236

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

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: 236
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Mar 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.