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Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

Barnsley, S74 8HSPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
53%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
22 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
#10,105
of 13,686 nationally

About Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it maintained following an ungraded inspection in 2024. The school’s most recent graded inspection, back in 2018, awarded Good across the board, including for leadership and management and early years provision. That represents a significant turnaround from its previous inspection in 2014, when the school was rated Inadequate overall. The most telling exam metric for this primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 53 per cent. That figure sits ten percentage points below the Barnsley local authority average of 63 per cent, placing the school 53rd out of 77 primaries in the area. In the broader Yorkshire and the Humber region, it ranks in the bottom half of schools on this measure, and nationally it falls within the bottom 50 per cent of all primaries.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Street, Barnsley, Barnsley, S74 8HS
HeadteacherSteve Silverwood
Local AuthorityBarnsley
Number of Pupils175
Free School Meals (FSM)18.3%
School Capacity175 / 155 (113% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 22 Oct 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Dining HallGymnasiumOutdoor PlaygroundSports HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersNetballSwimmingCricketCross CountryTennis

Clubs & Activities

GardeningEco ClubDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguagePhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:45-08:20

Source: elsecarprimary.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.