Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S70 1TS
236 pupils · 74% of 318 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 42.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 28 April 2026. 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 | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 34 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 38 | 66 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 33 | 65 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 24 | 53 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 22 | 50 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 47 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 28 | 46 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 23 | 39 | 24 |
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
- Queens Road Academy 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Worsbrough Common Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Forest Academy 1.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Shawlands Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Joseph Locke Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Burton Road Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.