West Meadows Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Barnsley, Barnsley
S74 9ET
Composite score
43.9

West Meadows Primary School at a glance

Located in Barnsley, Barnsley, West Meadows Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 216 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 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 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. West Meadows 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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#9,520
National rank
#969
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#53
In Barnsley
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
55%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Needs attention

School profile

Pupils on roll 216 % FSM ever-6 44.0% % EAL 0.9% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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