Kings Oak Primary, Barnsley

In its own words: "Our centre strives to provide the best opportunities to support the development of every child from three to eleven and promotes learning for life for everyone. We believe in forming strong partnerships with our community and providing an excellent service to enable every family and young person with the greatest opportunity to improve their life chances."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We believe in forming strong partnerships with our community and providing an excellent service to enable every family and young person with the greatest opportunity to improve their life chances. We are committed to promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing to all pupils, their families, staff and governors."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £2.00 per day.

Kings Oak Primary has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre (URN 134687), 64% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Kings Oak Primary as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kings Oak Primary are High View Primary Learning Centre (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); Wombwell Park Street Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 84% maths); St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 60% maths); and The Ellis Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles).

Kings Oak Primary is one of 16 schools run by Waterton Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

The nearest railway station is Wombwell Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Street/Frederick Street (opposite), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kings Oak Primary stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.