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Millhouse Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Barnsley

Lee Lane, Sheffield, S36 9LN

Website 01226763019

45

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 12/07/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.2%

8.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

100

Capacity used

Has space

71%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer

10

Places offered

27

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1010● 100%
2nd preference70● 0%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total271037%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Barnsley lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
James Mills
Address
Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9LN
Phone
01226763019
Local authority
Barnsley
Ward / constituency
Penistone West · Penistone and Stocksbridge
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106586

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support16%——
47% boys (47)53% girls (53)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

100 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    12 July 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 102 pupils

Attendance

96.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
15%
21/22
19%
22/23
10%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths45%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard73%
+11% vs England
Higher standard14%
+6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard82%
+7% vs England
Higher standard45%
+12% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard86%
+14% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard86%
+12% vs England
Higher standard45%
+19% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard86%
+13% vs England
Higher standard55%
+25% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712019712023452024732025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)73%61%
Higher standard14%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnsley council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.