All Saints Academy Darfield
School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9EUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
All Saints Academy Darfield is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 95 schools in Barnsley. It ranks 58th of 58 primary schools in Barnsley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 16 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 May 2024
Pupils are welcoming at All Saints Academy Darfield. Pupils enjoy school. Relationships between adults and pupils are positive. Pupils, right from the early years, are well cared for. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to receive a high-quality education. In some areas, including in the early years, these high expectations are realised. However, in some subjects, pupils' achievement does not match the school's intentions. Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. There is still work to do to ensure that all pupils have the breadth, and depth, of knowledge that they need to be ready for the next stage of their education. The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour. Pupils respond to positive praise and behave well. Pupils value the rewards that they receive for following the rules of 'ready, respectful and safe'. They are polite and respectful to each other and adults. Pupils know the importance of treating everyone equally. Children in the early years learn about difference through stories. Pupils are safe. They trust the adults in school to take care of them. Parents and carers appreciate the care and support that their children receive. Pupils have a secure understanding of how to stay safe online. Pupils take pride in their responsibilities including school councillors and reading ambassadors. School councillors raised money through a `bring and buy' sale to fund a healthy tuck shop.
What the school should improve
- The school has recently made changes to the curriculum in some of the areas of the wider curriculum. Pupils have not developed a secure understanding of the knowledge that the school has identified as being important. The school should continue to implement the intended curriculum so that pupils' knowledge deepens over time.
- For pupils who need additional support in reading and mathematics, the school has not identified precisely enough the gaps in their knowledge. This means that too many pupils do not achieve as well as they should in reading and mathematics. The school should ensure that any gaps in pupils' knowledge are clearly identified and addressed so that all pupils achieve well.
- Governors do not have a sufficient depth of understanding of the quality of education that pupils receive. This means that governors have not challenged leaders sufficiently well about how well pupils at the school are achieving. Governors should continue to develop their role so that they hold leaders fully to account for the school's performance.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
207 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near All Saints Academy Darfield
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary Academy Darfield | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 76% met the expected standard |
| Upperwood Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Wombwell Park Street Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Sandhill Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Green
- Phone
- 01226752293
- Address
- School Street, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9EU
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- URN
- 138234
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.