Lift Shafton

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Barnsley·S72 8QA

Composite score

46.5

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#8,593

National rank

#874

In Yorkshire and The Humber

#46

In Barnsley

Top 58%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM

59%

% achieving higher RWM

Reading average scaled score

103.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score

100.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress

—

Why no data?

Maths progress

—

Why no data?

Three-year trends

Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends

% expected RWM▼ 15

79%66%54%

70%202374%202459%2025

% higher RWM▲ 2

25%12%0%

20%20235%20247%2025

Reading score▼ 2.0

106104102

105202310520241032025

Maths score▼ 5.0

10810398

106202310520241002025

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

22 first choices, 23 places

First choices per place

0.96

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 23 places

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9420221.0020230.8020240.9520250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Lift Shafton 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: 243
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

23.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

5.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

16.5%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

3.7%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.0%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

4.5%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

21.7

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£5,621

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Cherry Dale Primary School Barnsley · 0.6 mi 56.1 Churchfield Primary School Barnsley · 1.1 mi 57.8 Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Barnsley · 1.2 mi 64.1 Milefield Primary School Barnsley · 1.2 mi 59.9 Birkwood Primary School Barnsley · 1.6 mi 50.2 Carlton Primary Academy Barnsley · 1.8 mi 55.6 Ladywood Primary School Barnsley · 1.9 mi 37.3 Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Barnsley · 1.9 mi 41.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Lift Shafton

Lift Shafton is a primary school in Barnsley, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 243 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 15.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Lift Shafton was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 22 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 21.7 pupils per teacher. Lift Shafton 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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