Ladywood Primary School, Barnsley

From the headteacher's welcome: "To find out more please come and visit us. At Ladywood we pride ourselves on providing a warm welcome to everyone who walks through our doors; visits to see us in person are encouraged. Our building whilst an ugly duckling on the outside, is a beautiful swan internally!"

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Ladywood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Barnsley and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Ladywood Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ladywood Primary School are Milefield Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 69% maths); Birkwood Primary School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 73% maths); Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); and Sandhill Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ladywood Primary School.

Ladywood Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Every Child Matters Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 51 pupils (23.9%) received SEN support and 14 (6.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Moorthorpe Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nancy Road/Cemetry Road (at), 80 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnsley (121).

In 2024/25, Ladywood Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.