Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Snape Hill Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9LTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 95 schools in Barnsley. It ranks 8th of 58 primary schools in Barnsley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 April 2024, report published 9 May 2024
- 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 9 April 2024
Classrooms, corridors, the breakfast club and lunchtimes are calm and harmonious at this school. The school teaches pupils to exhibit positive behaviour through their intrinsic curriculum. This curriculum ensures that there is a culture of high expectations for pupils from Nursery to Year 6. The school ensures that pupils know and understand how being 'safe, respectful and responsible' enables them to successfully access learning. Pupils enjoy receiving 'super swirls' from the staff. These 'super swirls' acknowledge a particular action or achievement. Pupils love accumulating the swirls to gain bronze, silver and gold badges. The school promotes their 'learner model' effectively. This model comprises five skills and qualities that foster character development and support citizenship. Pupils note when their friends demonstrate these qualities, such as resilience, independence or cooperation, and praise them in assembly each Friday. The school ensures that pupils have opportunities to discuss and debate in the weekly 'Time to…' session. These sessions link to the trust's personal, social and health education curriculum but are also responsive to school, local and national issues. Pupils value this time to talk. Rates of attendance at the school are below the national expectation. While the school has recently implemented a new procedure to address low attendance, it has not applied it with consistency. As a result, attendance for some pupils continues to decline.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils do not read books that match their phonic knowledge. This means that these pupils do not have consistent opportunities to apply their phonics knowledge in context. The school should ensure that pupils consistently read books that match their reading stage.
- Some pupils are persistently absent from the school. These pupils are missing essential learning. They miss out on the ambitious curriculum opportunities the school provides. The school should take effective action to work with families to reduce these persistent absence rates.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
21 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
221 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Upperwood Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Academy Darfield | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 57% met the expected standard |
| Wombwell Park Street Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Kings Oak Primary | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Harrison
- Phone
- 01226753048
- Address
- Snape Hill Road, Darfield, Barnsley, S73 9LT
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- URN
- 143940
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.