All Saints Academy Darfield
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
All Saints Academy Darfield is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9EU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are welcoming at All Saints Academy Darfield.”
- “Relationships between adults and pupils are positive.”
- “Pupils, right from the early years, are well cared for.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils’ achievement does not match the school’s intentions.”
- “Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “There is still work to do to ensure that all pupils have the breadth, and depth, of knowledge that they need to be ready for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 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) | 57% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Upperwood Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sandhill Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- Kings Oak Primary 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- High View Primary Learning Centre 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Heather Garth Primary School Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published