St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
1.027 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 17 April 2023
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St Helen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2023. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 entry.
St Helen's Catholic 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 2023 | 1.027 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2023 lived 1.027 miles away, the longest of 9 Barnsley primary schools with a published Reception 2023 last distance (middle figure 0.45 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 40.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.3% 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
- West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9DL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 126 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 May 2023
Strengths
- “This friendly and welcoming school is at the heart of the community.”
- “Pupils, staff and many parents describe it as a family filled with kindness.”
- “The Christian values are a tangible part of everything that this school does to ensure that pupils grow together and flourish.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the curriculum is less well developed.”
- “However, leaders have not trained staff to consistently use these support plans effectively.”
- “This means that some pupils with SEND do not always get the help that they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 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) | 0% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- West Meadows Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Greenfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jump Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hoyland Common Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birdwell Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade