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Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Barnsley Road, Dodworth, Dodworth St John the Baptist Ce Primary Academy, Barnsley S75 3JS · dodworthstjohns.org.uk · 01226 286514
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnsley 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 104
- 50% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.8%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 3 families put the school first and 5 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 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 9 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132753), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- May 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132753)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 23
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied