West Meadows Primary School
About the school
West Meadows 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
- 6 January 2026
- Published
- 11 February 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 55%
- Barnsley
- 65%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Barnsley
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Barnsley
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 66%
- Barnsley
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Barnsley
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 66%
- Barnsley
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 17%
- Barnsley
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Barnsley
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Barnsley
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Barnsley
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- 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
216
Girls
50.00%
Boys
50.00%
SEN support
15.28%
Education, health and care plan
2.78%
English as an additional language
0.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
44.04%
Overall absence
7.4
Persistent absence
21.71