St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.606 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Michael and All Angels 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 20 February 2024. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Michael and All Angels 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 2026 | 1.606 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 place went to a child 1.606 miles away, 7th longest of 20 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.71 miles).
- Reception 2026 entry drew 18 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 17.3 pupils per teacher, 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
- Stonyford Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8AF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 141 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this friendly and inclusive school.”
- “One pupil accurately portrayed the views of many when describing the school as “one big family where we build each other up”.”
- “They value the communication they have with staff about their child.”
To improve
- “However, some of this work is new and, over time, pupils have not consistently benefitted from the stronger approach that is increasingly in place.”
- “As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “This includes their knowledge of the personal, social, health and economic curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 50% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 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.
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Upperwood Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Kings Oak Primary 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- All Saints Academy Darfield 0.9 mi Requires improvement
- High View Primary Learning Centre 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ellis Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakhill Primary Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained