Wellgate Primary School
About the school
Wellgate Primary School is an open primary school in Barnsley.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 March 2025
- Published
- 28 April 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Barnsley
- 65%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Barnsley
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Barnsley
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 77%
- Barnsley
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Barnsley
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 82%
- Barnsley
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 37%
- Barnsley
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 75%
- Barnsley
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Barnsley
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Barnsley
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Barnsley
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
419
Girls
51.79%
Boys
48.21%
SEN support
12.41%
Education, health and care plan
2.63%
English as an additional language
4.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.45%
Overall absence
6.3
Persistent absence
18.98