Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Barnsley·S75 3DA
Composite score
62.0
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#3,402
National rank
#325
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#19
In Barnsley
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
81%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 23 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
228
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,268
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 228 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 23 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) 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 above.

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