Kings Oak Primary
Kings Oak Primary is a converter academy in Barnsley for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 433 pupils and room for 500. About 33 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.
Wells Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TX01226 272740kingsoakprimary.orgMr Jason Artley headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
58 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 58 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 55 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 53% | 42% | 81% | 76% | 60% | 66% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.6 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 101.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.8 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 64% | 65% | 67% | 89% | 90% | 69% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 62% | 72% | 58% | 92% | 83% | 91% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 66% | 63% | 54% | 82% | 83% | 73% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -2.9 | +3.7 | +1.7 | +1.9 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -4.2 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +3.0 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 28% | 42% | 32% | 78% | 58% | 53% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 55% | 61% | 49% | 83% | 96% | 68% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Barnsley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.9 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (27), Specific learning difficulty (22), language and communications needs (19), Autistic spectrum disorder (16), Physical disability (3), Hearing impairment (2).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.5% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 18.3% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High View Primary Learning Centre | Academy | 460 m | 467 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Wombwell Park Street Primary School | Academy | 860 m | 346 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.8 miles | 141 | Good 2024 | 22 | Compare |
| The Ellis Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 227 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Outwood Primary Academy Darfield | Academy | 1.1 miles | 221 | Good 2024 | 66 | Compare |
| Upperwood Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 298 | Not inspected | 38 | Compare |
| Brampton Cortonwood Infant School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 110 | Report card 2026 | 9 | Compare |
| Jump Primary Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kings Oak Primary a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Kings Oak Primary yet.
How good are Kings Oak Primary's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 41% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Kings Oak Primary have?
433 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 500 places, so it is 87% full.
What is attendance like at Kings Oak Primary?
Pupils were in school 93.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Kings Oak Primary?
The average class had 28.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Kings Oak Primary have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wells Lane, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8TX
- Telephone
- 01226 272740
- Website
- kingsoakprimary.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Artley
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Waterton Academy Trust (16 schools)
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Ward
- Wombwell
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150492 · LAESTAB 3703324 · UKPRN 10094298
- Formerly
- Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.