Sandhill Primary School

State-Funded School

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

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley NorthConstituency

S72 0EQPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sandhill Primary School 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 244 pupils. Sandhill Primary School is part of Every Child Matters Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

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: 60%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

244

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 244
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Every Child Matters Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Jan 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
26 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.