Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
Barnsley
ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 17 member schools: 16 primary schools, 1 16-19 setting. Local authorities: Barnsley | Kirklees | Wakefield. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary is a primary academy in Barnsley, part of ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
- Address
- Vicarage Lane, Royston
- Postcode
- S71 4QY
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barnsley North
- URN (official identifier)
- 142556
- Establishment number
- 3312
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 162
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 240
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Steele
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 5 Oct 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- royston-stjohn.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01226722011
- Date opened
- 1 Feb 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
| 2025/26 | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 162 | 34,865 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 27.8% | 29.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 21.0% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.2% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 4.9% | 8.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Royston St John Baptist CE Primary, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 15 Nov 2022
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 10 Feb 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royston St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 106636)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Oct 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royston St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 106636)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 30 Oct 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royston St John The Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 106636)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Jan 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 13.7% | 13.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £66,650 for 43 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 26.9% | 30.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £417 | £404 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 172 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Barnsley average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,177,000 £6,843 per pupil | £7,224 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,125,000 £6,541 per pupil | £6,815 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £584,000 £3,395 per pupil · 51.9% | £3,088 · 45.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £79,000 £459 per pupil · 7.0% | £1,450 · 21.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £6,000 £35 per pupil · 0.5% | £161 · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £6,000 £35 per pupil · 0.5% | £140 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £52,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,873 per pupil, supply and agency £22 per pupil — spending up £668 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
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