Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.589 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 0.589 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 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 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.589 miles from the school, the 9th shortest of 20 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, having swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 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
- Beech Close, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9EJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “This school has high expectations for pupils.”
- “Pupils rise to these expectations.”
- “They are polite, well-mannered and an integral part of the warm and welcoming ethos that is at the heart of this school.”
To improve
- “While this knowledge is rightly ambitious, leaders recognise that they need to continue to make refinements to ensure that all pupils are remembering and understanding what they are learning.”
- “Leaders are continuing to strive to improve the attendance and punctuality for all groups of pupils.”
- “However, some pupils are less knowledgeable about aspects of personal development that would fully prepare them for life in modern Britain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 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) | 86% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Lift Shafton 1.1 mi Improved significantly
- Milefield Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Ladywood Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cherry Dale Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Churchfield Primary School 2.0 mi Good
- Birkwood Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carlton Primary Academy 2.9 mi Good
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary 2.9 mi Good