Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S75 2RJ
10 reasons to choose Gawber Primary School
Top line
Gawber Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Barnsley and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Gawber Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Barnsley LEA.
Average class size
Gawber Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Gawber Primary School ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 30% of schools.
The Gawber Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Gawber Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Gawber Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.15/3.30pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Gawber Primary School
Wakefield Independent Junior and Infant School (10 miles); Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School (10.3 miles); Wakefield Girls’ High School, Junior School (10.4 miles).
Barugh Green Primary School (1 mile); Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School (3.6 miles); Cherry Dale Primary School (5.2 miles).
Wakefield Independent School (9.8 miles); Wakefield Girls’ High School (10.2 miles); Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (10.2 miles).
Penistone Grammar School (6.8 miles); Shelley College (8 miles); Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College (9.9 miles).