Silkstone Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Barnsley
Silkstone Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “Silkstone Primary School is a school full of respect and acceptance.”
- “Everyone enacts the school mantra of ‘A school with a soul’.”
- “This means that staff and pupils feel valued and cared for.”
To improve
- “Some areas of the curriculum are still more developed than others.”
- “While most pupils achieve well, sometimes, a few pupils find their work too hard, or too easy.”
- “The resources that will most effectively help or challenge pupils are sometimes not given enough consideration.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 January 2024 (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) | 83% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Barnsley published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy 1.7 mi Requires improvement
- Hoylandswaine Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Barugh Green Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Keresforth Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Gawber Primary School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oxspring Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good