Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 95 schools in Barnsley. It ranks 49th of 58 primary schools in Barnsley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 27 November 2019, report published 7 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 November 2024
Pupils at Holy Rood Catholic Primary School talk positively about their school values. They live by these values throughout the school day, showing kindness and respect to one another. Staff help pupils to understand the school's high expectations by being effective role models. Pupils say their teachers are friendly and kind. They are reassured that they can speak with an adult about any concerns or worries they may have. Adults form positive relationships with children right from the start in the early years. They take the time to get to know individual pupils, their families and their needs. Behaviour in classrooms is calm. Pupils access learning without any disruption. At lunchtimes pupils support one another. Those with specific roles, such as the well-being ambassadors, help their younger peers to play together. The school is ambitious that all pupils will achieve well. Staff enable pupils to achieve their potential. They ensure that pupils' starting points, whenever they join the school, are quickly identified so that their learning is highly focussed. This ensures that pupils are learning the right knowledge at the right time. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), experience success and are prepared well for their next stage of education.
What the school should improve
- In some wider curriculum subjects, systems for checking what pupils know and can do are new. The school does not gather and use this information as effectively as it could to establish what pupils know and can do in these subjects. The school should continue to develop the assessment procedures so that it has a clear oversight of the impact of the curriculum across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
199 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Locke Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Shawlands Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 51% met the expected standard |
| Summer Lane Primary | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement | Not published |
| Queens Road Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Dobson
- Phone
- 01226281219
- Address
- Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- URN
- 106632
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.