Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Snape Hill Road, Barnsley, S73 9LT
221 pupils · 105% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 April 2024, published 9 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 76% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 24% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.11 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 31 | 61 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 25 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 31 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 31 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 44 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 28 | 43 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 17 | 33 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 30 | 46 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Upperwood Academy 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- All Saints Academy Darfield 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Kings Oak Primary 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- High View Primary Learning Centre 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.