Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.441 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 April 2024. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield 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 | 0.441 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception last distance offered in 2026 was 0.441 miles, nearer the school than in 2023 and 7th shortest of 20 Barnsley primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure of 76% was highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley that have results.
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
- Snape Hill Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9LT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 April 2024
Strengths
- “Classrooms, corridors, the breakfast club and lunchtimes are calm and harmonious at this school.”
- “The school teaches pupils to exhibit positive behaviour through their intrinsic curriculum.”
- “This curriculum ensures that there is a culture of high expectations for pupils from Nursery to Year 6.”
To improve
- “Rates of attendance at the school are below the national expectation.”
- “While the school has recently implemented a new procedure to address low attendance, it has not applied it with consistency.”
- “As a result, attendance for some pupils continues to decline.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 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) | 76% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Upperwood Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- All Saints Academy Darfield 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Oak Primary 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- High View Primary Learning Centre 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ellis Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandhill Primary School 2.0 mi Good