Wilthorpe Primary School, Barnsley

From the headteacher's welcome: "The staff at Wilthorpe have high expectations of all the children, and would like them to leave school as confident, polite and independent young people, with the appropriate skills, values and learning to become successful in whatever their eventual career paths will be."

The school runs after-school care.

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

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Wilthorpe Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 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 Wilthorpe Primary School are Summer Lane Primary (0.6 miles); St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); Gawber Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Athersley South Primary School (1.1 miles, 68% reading, 78% maths).

Wilthorpe Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Wilthorpe 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.

9.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 36 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 18 (4.6%) 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 Barnsley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Huddersfield Road/Woodstock Road (adjacent), 360 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 241 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Barnsley (121), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wilthorpe Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wilthorpe Primary School are Horizon Community College (1.2 miles), Trinity Academy St. Edwards (1.5 miles) and Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School (1.7 miles).