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Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

URN
106632
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
URN
106632
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

50 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

32

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

37

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 27 November 2024: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
7 January 2020
Inspection date
27 November 2019
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 7 January 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 7 January 2020

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

15

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

37

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

15

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.47×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnsley
Admissions portal
Nottingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.holyroodschool.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

67.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

53.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S70 6JL - Shaw Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Shaw Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S70 6JL
Phone
1226281219
Website
http://www.holyroodschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnsley
Local authority code
370

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Barnsley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

97

Closed schools

155

Primary schools

188

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 7 January 2020

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 7 January 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 7 January 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 7 January 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    27 November 20246 November 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 27 November 2024
    7 January 202027 November 2019Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2GoodView report for inspection published 7 January 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      27 November 2024
      Inspected
      6 November 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    • Good

      Published
      7 January 2020
      Inspected
      27 November 2019
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    40.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 14

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary188 (75.2%)
    • Secondary34 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other28 (11.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Joseph Locke Primary School41 mPrimaryOpen
    Shawlands Primary School41 mPrimaryOpen
    Holgate School Sports College121 mSecondaryClosed
    Trinity Academy St. Edwards561 mSecondaryOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Barnsley652 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley652 mPrimaryOpen
    Agnes Road Infant School659 mPrimaryClosed
    Keir Street Junior School667 mPrimaryClosed
    Hope House School, Barnsley727 mNot applicableClosed
    Barnsley College742 m16 plusOpen
    • Joseph Locke Primary School
      Distance
      41 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Shawlands Primary School
      Distance
      41 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Holgate School Sports College
      Distance
      121 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Trinity Academy St. Edwards
      Distance
      561 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Barnsley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Agnes Road Infant SchoolPrimaryS70 1NJClosed
    All Saints Academy DarfieldPrimaryS73 9EUOpen
    Ardsley Oaks Junior SchoolPrimaryS71 5AGClosed
    Athersley North Infant SchoolPrimaryS71 3DHClosed
    Athersley North Primary SchoolPrimaryS71 3NBOpen
    • Agnes Road Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S70 1NJ
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Academy Darfield
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S73 9EU
      Status
      Open
    • Ardsley Oaks Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S71 5AG
      Status
      Closed
    • Athersley North Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S71 3DH
      Status
      Closed
    • Athersley North Primary School
    St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Barnsley
    Distance
    652 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
    Distance
    652 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Agnes Road Infant School
    Distance
    659 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Keir Street Junior School
    Distance
    667 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hope House School, Barnsley
    Distance
    727 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Barnsley College
    Distance
    742 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S71 3NB
    Status
    Open