St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

Primary school in Barnsley. Good (Feb 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 7 February 2024, report published 19 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

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 February 2028

The last inspection was in February 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

0.2 milesSummer Lane Primary
Primary, Barnsley
No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Jan 2025) Special measures
0.4 milesHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
Primary, Barnsley
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
0.4 milesJoseph Locke Primary School
Primary, Barnsley
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
0.4 milesShawlands Primary School
Primary, Barnsley
School remains Good (Jul 2024)
0.8 milesGawber Primary School
Primary, Barnsley
Outstanding (May 2024)

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