Mapplewell Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.402 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Mapplewell Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Mapplewell 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 | 0.402 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 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, 76% (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnsley.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.402 miles away, about the same as in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years published.
- Reception 2026 drew 54 first-choice applications for 44 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 11.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 40.5% 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
- Greenside Avenue, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6BB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 343 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Mapplewell Primary School are proud of their school and work hard to uphold the school’s values.”
- “Pupils enjoy receiving ‘Mapplewell Points’ to reward good behaviour.”
- “Pupils attend school regularly.”
To improve
- “However, this information is not used routinely to identify if any further curriculum improvements might be made.”
- “This means that opportunities to further raise standards or improve the school’s provision even further can be missed.”
- “During unstructured times, some pupils need reminders to manage their behaviour so that it does not become overly competitive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 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: 54 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 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.
- Wellgate Primary School 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Athersley North Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Darton Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laithes Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Athersley South Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Wilthorpe Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Summerfields Primary Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift Meadstead 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published