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Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
High Street, Penistone, Sheffield S36 6BS · penistonestjohns.co.uk · 01226 762496
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- 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
- 493
- 82% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | 58 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 84
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (23%) with SEND