Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
High Street, Sheffield, S36 6BS
493 pupils · 82% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 14%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 2 July 2024, published 29 September 2024. 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 | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 51 | 83 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 38 | 38 | 62 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 58 | 87 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 65 | 58 | 88 | 65 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 61 | 60 | 81 | 61 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 80 | 77 | 102 | 80 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 66 | 64 | 95 | 65 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 44 | 76 | 53 |
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
- Springvale Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thurlstone Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oxspring Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Millhouse Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hoylandswaine Primary School 2.9 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School 4.6 km · Good (2022) · 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.