Churchfield Primary School
Snydale Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8JROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Churchfield Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 95 schools in Barnsley. It ranks 18th of 58 primary schools in Barnsley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 June 2024, report published 16 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 June 2024
Churchfield Primary School is at the heart of the local community. Every child is at the heart of the school. The school team lives and breathes the school ethos: to enable all children to grow as independent learners, achieve more than they ever believe they could and shine as unique individuals. Pupils love coming to school. They feel safe and cared for. Relationships between adults and pupils are friendly, good humoured and respectful. Adults take the time to get to know individual pupils incredibly well. Pupils feel valued. Pupils behave well in class and at less structured times. Bullying is extremely rare. Pupils are confident that adults would sort out any problems swiftly. Pupils benefit from an exceptional personal development programme. They talk enthusiastically about a vast range of clubs, visits and events. Opportunities to play a musical instrument, to perform on stage, to attend sporting tournaments and to take part in fundraising events are commonplace. The headteacher took up post in September 2021. Since then, the school has worked to systematically review the entire school curriculum. Most subjects are now well designed and pupils achieve well. However, there is more work to do in mathematics. Leaders are aware of this.
What the school should improve
- Work to develop some key aspects of the school's mathematics curriculum is not complete. The curriculum does not enable pupils to learn their multiplication tables well enough and pupils do not consistently get the opportunity to apply their mathematical knowledge to reasoning and problem-solving activities. Pupil outcomes in mathematics are low. The school should continue to develop its curriculum for mathematics to ensure all important knowledge is carefully planned and sequenced and that outcomes improve.
- Attendance is low for some pupils, including those who are disadvantaged. Low attendance means these pupils are missing important learning. The school should ensure that their ongoing work with families continues to be a priority and leads to improvements so that all pupils attend school regularly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
59 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
419 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Churchfield Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Dale Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 63% met the expected standard |
| Birkwood Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Lift Shafton | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Milefield Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Lift St Helen's | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Bean
- Phone
- 01924967605
- Address
- Snydale Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8JR
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- URN
- 147619
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.