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Thurlstone Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield S36 9RD · thurlstoneprimary.co.uk · 01226 762018
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 37%
- 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
- 182
- 7 over 175 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 27 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 37% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Barnsley it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼37% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Thurlstone Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 51
- 28% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND