Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Sheffield · S36 6BS · Barnsley
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 106587
Springvale Primary School
Community school · Barnsley · S36 6HJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
227
Local authority
Barnsley
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Barnsley, Barnsley, 227 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.9%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Community school · Primary
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Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Academy sponsor led · Primary
Sheffield · S36 7JJ · Barnsley
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Thurlstone Primary School
Community school · Primary
Sheffield · S36 9RD · Barnsley
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Sheffield · S35 7AL · Barnsley
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
Community school · Primary
Barnsley · S75 4QT · Barnsley
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
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Millhouse Primary School
Community school · Primary
Sheffield · S36 9LN · Barnsley
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Community school · Primary
Barnsley · S75 4LR · Barnsley
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 106587
Location
- Address
- Sheffield Road, Penistone
- Postcode
- S36 6HJ
- Town
- Barnsley
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- District
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- Boys / girls
- 114 / 113
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 227 / 210 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- FSM pupils
- 25
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rhia Fearn
- Telephone
- 01226760930
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-19
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 77%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 10%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0