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Upperwood Academy

URN
138615
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Upperwood Academy
URN
138615
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

66 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

65

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#43 of 69 schools in Barnsley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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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: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Upperwood Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Upperwood Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
8 September 2025
Inspection date
11 June 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 8 September 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

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)

39

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

63

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

39

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.62×

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
www.upperwoodacademy.org

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 %

69.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

66.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S73 9NL - Dartree Walk, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Dartree Walk, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S73 9NL
Phone
1226754336
Website
www.upperwoodacademy.org
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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.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • 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.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    8 September 202511 June 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 8 September 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      8 September 2025
      Inspected
      11 June 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    61.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 37

    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
    Darfield Upperwood Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Outwood Primary Academy Darfield714 mPrimaryOpen
    The Darfield Primary Academy714 mPrimaryClosed
    Darfield Valley Primary School783 mPrimaryClosed
    Darfield Foulstone School of Creative Arts942 mSecondaryClosed
    Netherwood Academy1.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Netherwood Advanced Learning Centre1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Darfield, All Saints, Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    All Saints Academy Darfield1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Darfield Upperwood Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
      Distance
      714 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Darfield Primary Academy
      Distance
      714 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Darfield Valley Primary School
      Distance
      783 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    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
    Darfield Foulstone School of Creative Arts
    Distance
    942 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Netherwood Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Netherwood Advanced Learning Centre
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Darfield, All Saints, Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • All Saints Academy Darfield
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S71 3NB
    Status
    Open