Kings Oak Primary
Wells Lane, Barnsley, S73 8TX
433 pupils · 87% of 500 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 32.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 June 2025, published 11 September 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 44 | 95 | 45 |
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
- High View Primary Learning Centre 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Ellis Church of England Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Upperwood Academy 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.