Thurlstone Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Sheffield, Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
0.561 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2021
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Thurlstone Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield, Barnsley for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 entry.
Thurlstone 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 2021 | 0.561 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2021, the last child offered a place lived 0.561 miles from the school, the shortest of 5 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.78 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest 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
- Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Thurlstone Primary School is a happy and successful school.”
- “Pupils are very proud to attend.”
- “In lessons, they are very engaged in learning.”
To improve
- “Pupils are learning well, though some do have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “These gaps are due to weaker aspects of the previous curriculum.”
- “However, in some subjects, the approach is very new.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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) | 37% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- Millhouse Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Springvale Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoylandswaine Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oxspring Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Silkstone Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 3.7 mi Good
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published