Ward Green Primary School

State-Funded School

ward-green-primary-school-barnsley-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley SouthConstituency

S70 5HJPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 357 pupils. Ward Green Primary School is part of HCAT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

97%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

357

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

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: 357
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: HCAT

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
13 Dec 2012	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.