Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Barnsley·S71 5RG
Composite score
76.7
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#1,000
National rank
#93
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#8
In Barnsley
Top 7%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
29%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
47 first choices, 48 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
64
any preference, for 48 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1020220.8520230.9620241.0020250.982026

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

Every child who put Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange 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
403
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
44.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,899
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

About Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange

Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange is a primary school in Barnsley, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 403 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 66% 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%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 7% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 29% 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 Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange their first choice was offered one of its 48 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 20.0 pupils per teacher. 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. Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange 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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