Lacewood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Rotherham, Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.325 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2023 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lacewood Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham, Barnsley for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Lacewood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.325 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.325 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 20 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2023 and 2021, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception in 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 25 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 13 first-choice families (34%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Carr Head Lane, Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8DA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 242 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s motto, 'Always trying our best to be our best', is exactly what pupils are encouraged to do at Lacewood Primary School.”
- “All staff and leaders are committed to pupil well-being, welfare and academic success.”
- “As a result, pupils feel safe, happy and supported.”
To improve
- “However, teachers' approach to ensuring pupils learn and remember new content is not currently consistent.”
- “Leaders have not established an agreed approach as to how teachers are to check what pupils know and can do.”
- “Sometimes opportunities to assess pupils are missed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- Heather Garth Primary School Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Carrfield Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Highgate Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Goldthorpe Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good
- Gooseacre Primary Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Hill Primary Academy 2.2 mi Good
- All Saints Academy Darfield 2.3 mi Requires improvement