Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.334 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy 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 | 0.334 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley.
- At 0.334 miles, the 2026 Reception last distance offered was 4th shortest of 20 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance; it was further than 2025, nearer than 2021.
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 39% of pupils, against a middle figure of 28% 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
- Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S70 1TS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Oakwell Rise Primary Academy School sits proudly within its community.”
- “Pupils of all backgrounds love coming to school and typically attend regularly.”
- “Staff welcome pupils through the gates, swiftly addressing any worries they may have.”
To improve
- “However, there is more work to do to sustain these improvements consistently over time.”
- “However, the extent to which pupils develop secure and detailed knowledge from the taught curriculum is variable, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “In particular, pupils' knowledge of other faiths and cultures lacks depth.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 81% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Queens Road Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Worsbrough Common Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- The Forest Academy 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Joseph Locke Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Shawlands Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Burton Road Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Ward Green Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged