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Gawber Primary School

Primary school in Barnsley. Outstanding (May 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 1 May 2024, report published 9 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2028

The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.7 milesSummer Lane Primary

    Primary, Barnsley

    No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Jan 2025) Special measures

  2. 0.8 milesSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

    Primary, Barnsley

    Good (Feb 2024)

  3. 1.0 milesBarugh Green Primary School

    Primary, Barnsley

    Good (Feb 2024)

  4. 1.0 milesWilthorpe Primary School

    Primary, Barnsley

    Good (Mar 2024)

  5. 1.1 milesDodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

    Primary, Barnsley

    Requires improvement (Nov 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.