UK Schools
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is a mixed local-authority maintained primary school in Barnsley, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 199 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2019. In 2024–2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School.
- 3 Autumn Term Starts
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year Bank Holiday
- 5 Spring Term Starts
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Summer Term Ends
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Holy Rood Catholic Primary School with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 53% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council England
Attendance 10.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Holy Rood Catholic Primary School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.