Cherry Dale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
1.027 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2021
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Cherry Dale Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 entry.
Cherry Dale 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 | 1.027 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2021, the last child offered a place lived 1.027 miles from the school, the 2nd longest of 5 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In the January 2026 census, 35.3% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29.8% across 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
- Royston Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 326 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming place to learn.”
- “Pupils and staff glow with pride when talking about their school and the many exciting activities on offer.”
- “Pupils are unfailingly polite and respectful.”
To improve
- “A few teachers are not yet clear about how to develop learning that builds on pupils’ prior knowledge.”
- “This means some pupils do not have a secure understanding of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 February 2025 (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) | 63% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 32 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.
- Churchfield Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Lift Shafton 0.6 mi Improved significantly
- Birkwood Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Milefield Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Carlton Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good
- Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift St Helen's 1.7 mi Good
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary 1.8 mi Good