Laithes Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
0.756 miles
Published by the school · offers on 16 April 2024
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Laithes Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Reception 2024 entry.
Laithes 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 2024 | 0.756 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 46.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley.
- For Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 32 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; in 2024 the last Reception offer went 0.756 miles away.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley.
- There are 16.3 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 22 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
- Laithes Lane, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 3AF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 308 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “At Laithes Primary School, every child really does matter.”
- “Every pupil is valued, cared about and seen as an individual.”
- “Pupils feel safe and happy, and they are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “Leaders should sustain the upward trend in attendance by continuing to analyse patterns closely, acting promptly where concerns arise, and working successfully with families to reduce persistent absence where it exists.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2026 (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: 32 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 32 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.
- Athersley South Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Athersley North Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mapplewell Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilthorpe Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Carlton Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Burton Road Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift St Helen's 1.3 mi Good
- Wellgate Primary School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published