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Oxspring Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Sheffield Road, Oxspring, Sheffield S36 8YW · oxspringprimary.co.uk · 01226 763020

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
78%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnsley 65%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
135
96% of 140 places
Local authority
Barnsley
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
9.6%
First language not English
0.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 13 (Places 13)13September 2023: 12 (Places 14)12September 2024: 10 (Places 14)10September 2025: 17 (Places 17)17September 2026: 19 (Places 19)19Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619191100%
September 2025Sept 202517171100%
September 2024Sept 202414100.7100%
September 2023Sept 202314120.9100%
September 2022Sept 202213131100%

Results

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Barnsley it was 65%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 44% (England 53%)44%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 78% (England 64%)78%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 61% (England 60%)61%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 78% (England 62%)78%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲78%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●107105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 12 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Oxspring Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
12 Apr 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
97%
Replies
29
22% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲97% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

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