Lift Meadstead

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Meadstead Drive
 Royston
 Barnsley
 South Yorkshire S71 4JS
Telephone: 01226 722153

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
History: This school arose from Royston Meadstead Primary School
Trust: Lift Schools
Sponsor: Lift Schools

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Lee Bell (since September 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Sarah Mergereson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 9.9 / 9.28
Non-teaching Staff*: 15.32
Number of pupils: 210
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.2
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 42.90% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.4% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 7.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 11.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Barnsley
Constituency: Barnsley Central
Electoral Ward: Royston
School Number: 3702022

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Summerfields Primary Academy (0.5km) show on map
  2. Parkside Primary Academy (0.5km) show on map
  3. Royston St John Baptist CE Primary (0.6km) show on map
  4. Outwood Academy Carlton (1.4km) show on map
  5. Carlton Primary Academy (1.8km) show on map
  6. Waterton Newstead Academy (2.0km) show on map
  7. Athersley North Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  8. Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School (2.1km) show on map
  9. Laithes Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  10. Athersley South Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  11. Springwell Special Academy (2.8km) show on map
  12. Springwell Alternative Academy (2.8km) show on map
  13. Mapplewell Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  14. Wellgate Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  15. Lift St Helen's (3.2km) show on map
  16. Cherry Dale Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  17. Lift Shafton (3.8km) show on map
  18. Churchfield Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  19. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  20. Burton Road Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  21. Wilthorpe Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  22. South Hiendley Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  23. Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green (4.2km) show on map
  24. Darton Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  25. Outwood Academy Shafton (4.6km) show on map
  26. Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange (4.7km) show on map
  27. Barnsley College (4.8km) show on map
  28. Birkwood Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  29. Queens Road Academy (5.0km) show on map
  30. Summer Lane Primary (5.0km) show on map
  31. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Communit... (5.2km) show on map
  32. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, B... (5.3km) show on map
  33. Gawber Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  34. Milefield Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  35. Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School (5.5km) show on map
  36. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
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  38. Walton Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  39. Shawlands Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  40. Joseph Locke Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  41. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  42. Horizon Community College (5.8km) show on map
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  44. Hendal Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  45. Kettlethorpe High School (5.9km) show on map
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  48. Darton Academy (6.0km) show on map
  49. The Forest Academy (6.2km) show on map
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  61. King's Meadow Academy (6.8km) show on map
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  64. Crofton Junior School (6.9km) show on map
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  70. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  71. Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
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  78. Enrich Academy (7.7km) show on map
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  90. High View Primary Learning Centre (8.8km) show on map
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  92. Trinity Academy Cathedral (8.9km) show on map
  93. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield (8.9km) show on map
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  95. Silkstone Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  96. Horbury Academy (9.1km) show on map
  97. Sandhill Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  98. All Saints Academy Darfield (9.1km) show on map
  99. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  100. Kings Oak Primary (9.2km) show on map
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