Keresforth Primary School
Keresforth Road, Barnsley, S75 3NU
224 pupils · 107% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 16%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 October 2022, published 1 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.28 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 37 | 53 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 41 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 35 | 52 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 23 | 40 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 25 | 38 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 26 | 43 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 35 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 18 | 28 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Joseph Locke Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Shawlands Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Gawber Primary School 2.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.