Lift Meadstead
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
0.927 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 17 April 2023
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Lift Meadstead is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 entry.
Lift Meadstead 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 | 0.927 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2023, the last child offered a place lived 0.927 miles away, the 2nd longest of 9 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance (middle 0.45 miles).
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley.
- Reception 2026 entry: 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 40.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.8% 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
- Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 215 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “The school is a safe and welcoming hub of the community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, some lesson activities do not help pupils to secure new learning by connecting it with what they already know.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “However, some activities do not have a clear enough purpose.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 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) | 68% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.
- Summerfields Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary 0.4 mi Good
- Carlton Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good
- Athersley North Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laithes Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Athersley South Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Mapplewell Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published