Wellgate Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.163 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Wellgate Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Wellgate 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 | 2.163 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 12 March 2025, was Improved significantly; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley, 5 are Good and 3 have no current grade.
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 2.163 miles, was the 5th longest of 20 Barnsley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.71 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 54 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- George Street, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 424 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “All staff in this school have very high expectations of pupils.”
- “Pupils respond to these and achieve highly.”
- “Pupils are rightly proud of the work they produce.”
To improve
- “At present, pupils’ achievement in national tests does not reflect the highly effective teaching they receive.”
- “Pupils have not always attended school well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 72% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 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.
- Mapplewell Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Darton Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Athersley North Primary School 1.0 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
- Wilthorpe Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kexborough Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- Summerfields Primary Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published