Joseph Locke Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Barnsley, Barnsley
S70 6JL
Composite score
63.9

Joseph Locke Primary School at a glance

Located in Barnsley, Barnsley, Joseph Locke Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 448 pupils aged 3 to 11. 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 27.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 20% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Joseph Locke Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,859
National rank
#271
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#15
In Barnsley
Top 20%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 448 % FSM ever-6 31.7% % EAL 50.2% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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