Wombwell Park Street Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

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PUPILS
342
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(05/12/2023)
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60%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Park Street
Wombwell
Barnsley
S73 0HS
01226752029

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Wombwell Park Street Primary School is a school where pupils are safe and feel safe. This is because behaviour is good and bullying is rare. When issues arise, they are dealt with effectively. Parents and pupils believe that you and the other adults in school care very deeply for the children and their families, and that you listen to any concerns they raise. Parents also feel that you share useful and important information with them, which helps them understand how well their children are doing in school and how to help them at home. Teaching effectively engages pupils, who are keen to learn and to do well. They have positive attitudes to learning, which support them in making good progress. Pupils report that learning is fun. This is partly due to the varied trips and events that link to their classroom activities, which help them understand their learning more. You work well with your team, which includes governors, the trust and its executive headteacher, who understand and support the school well. At the last inspection, the inspectors identified one main area for improvement and recommended that teaching is further developed so that more is outstanding. This was further refined by inspectors by asking teachers to provide more challenging activities for pupils. Work in pupils’ books shows that, largely, pupils are well challenged in their learning. Activities are well planned, based on pupils’ prior learning, and this helps different groups of pupils to make more rapid progress. However, there is some inconsistency in this and occasionally some teachers allow pupils to remain at a certain level of challenge for too long, even when pupils have proved their understanding is secure in a task. At times, teachers need to intervene more quickly to check pupils’ understanding and ensure that they have more challenging work to do. However, overall, work is challenging and pupils make good progress across different areas of the curriculum. In addition, inspectors at the last inspection recommended that disadvantaged pupils’ progress was also carefully considered and that more was done to improve this further. These pupils do well in school and often do better than their peers. This is due to the close checks you make on these pupils’ progress and the support provided where underachievement is identified. It is also due to the varied opportunities you provide these pupils to ensure they fully participate in school life. This includes your support of them participating in after-school activities, as well as various trips which enhance their understanding of the wider world. These are important factors in engaging disadvantaged pupils, who also show positive attitudes to learning and enjoyment of school life, like their peers. You and your team understand the school well. You know your strengths and are honest about what you have to do to further improve the school. You have shown strong capacity for making improvements where necessary. For example, before the inspection, I was keen to understand what you do to ensure the strong attendance of different groups of pupils. There has been some fluctuation in pupils’ attendance since the last inspection and at times a very high proportion of pupils have been persistently absent. However, you have worked effectively to improve these areas and pupils’ attendance is higher than average. In addition, the proportion of pupils who are persistently absent is well below average and this has further reduced this year. These important improvements have come about through your work to engage families and ensure that they understand the importance of pupils’ regular attendance. You have also made tough decisions to discourage parents taking their children out of school during term time for holidays, which has also been effective. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and governors ensure that pupils are safe. Staff receive regular training and this is updated when necessary. This means that all staff understand their responsibilities around pupils’ safety and they know what to do when an issue around safeguarding arises. You keep detailed records of the checks you make on staff, including checks on their identity and qualifications. These meet statutory requirements. These checks are also made on governors and any volunteers who come into school. The school keeps records of any incidents that relate to pupils’ safety and safeguarding. This ensures that the relevant staff understand the context of a child and of any safeguarding issues which relate to them. Such information, alongside the training provided, helps the school work effectively with external agencies. There are very few serious behaviour incidents and bullying is also rare, both of which demonstrate that pupils are safe in school.

Wombwell Park Street Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>75, "strongly_agree"=>7, "agree"=>4, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>21, "strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>11, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>61, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>89, "no"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 28 responses up to 05-12-2023

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