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Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Barnsley

Littleworth Lane, Barnsley, S71 5RG

Website 01226777530

66

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.4%

12.7% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

394

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

46 of 46 families who put it first got an offer

46

Places offered

62

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4646● 100%
2nd preference30● 0%
3rd preference130● 0%
Total624674%

1st preference success by year

98%
2020
100%
2021
91%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Barnsley lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Karen Wakefield
Address
Littleworth Lane, Lundwood, Barnsley, S71 5RG
Phone
01226777530
Local authority
Barnsley
Ward / constituency
Monk Bretton · Barnsley North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143939

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals42%——
English as additional language10%——
SEN support10%——
50% boys (198)50% girls (196)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

394 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    10 July 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 347 pupils

Attendance

95.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
22%
21/22
15%
22/23
15%
23/24
13%
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 & maths66%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard66%
+4% vs England
Higher standard29%
+21% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard37%
+4% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Greater depth29%
+16% vs England

Maths

Expected standard80%
+6% vs England
Higher standard39%
+13% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard59%
-14% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

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

Primary results over time

592019592023662024662025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)66%61%
Higher standard29%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.