Schools and Education in Penistone

There are 35 schools within 5 miles of Penistone town centre, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding. A further 2 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
91%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

21
2
Good (21) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (12)
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 0.3 miles High Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BS Inspected: 30 September 2024 Penistone Grammar School Secondary 0.5 miles Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7BX Inspected: 20 March 2023 Thurlstone Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD Inspected: 19 September 2023 Springvale Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Sheffield Road, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 6HJ Inspected: 20 July 2023 Oxspring Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Sheffield Road, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YW Inspected: 17 May 2024 Millhouse Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9LN Inspected: 26 September 2023 Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primary 2.5 miles Denby Lane, Upper Denby, Huddersfield, HD8 8UN Inspected: 21 January 2022 Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primary 3 miles Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QT Inspected: 02 December 2022 Silkstone Primary School Primary 3 miles High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR Inspected: 26 January 2024 Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7AL Inspected: 27 September 2022 Denby Dale & Skelmanthorpe Children's Centre 3.3 miles Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8RX Inspected: 15 February 2012 Denby Dale First and Nursery School Primary 3.6 miles Gilthwaites Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SG Inspected: 20 December 2023 Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Church Road, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HB Inspected: 07 March 2024 St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 3.7 miles McIntyre Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DG Inspected: 05 March 2025 Stocksbridge High School Secondary 3.7 miles Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FD Inspected: 28 June 2022 Birdsedge First School Primary 3.8 miles Birdsedge Lane, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XR Inspected: 18 October 2022 Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School Primary 4.3 miles St Margaret Avenue, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2TE Inspected: 09 September 2024 Skelmanthorpe Academy Primary 4.5 miles Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DZ Inspected: 20 June 2025 Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited 16 plus 4.6 miles Lady Lucy's Walk, Stainborough, Barnsley, S75 3ET Inspected: 12 May 2023 Keresforth Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Keresforth Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3NU Inspected: 02 December 2022 Shepley First School Primary 5 miles Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD Inspected: 15 May 2024
Stocksbridge Family Hub Network Site 3.3 miles Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DY Inspected: 26 March 2015 Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Primary 4.5 miles Barnsley Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3JS Inspected: 06 February 2025
Hoylandswaine Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School Primary 3.6 miles Pot House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1EJ Cumberworth CofE First School Primary 3.9 miles Cumberworth Lane, Upper Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8NU Stocksbridge Junior School Primary 4 miles Poplar Avenue, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1AS Royd Nursery and Infant School Primary 4.3 miles St Margaret Avenue, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2PR St Aidan's Church of England Academy Primary 4.3 miles Smithy Close, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DQ Joseph Norton Academy 4.3 miles Busker Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JU Scissett Church of England Academy Primary 4.3 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HR Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondary 4.4 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JX Inspected: 24 March 2025 Kaye's Academy Primary 4.6 miles Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondary 4.7 miles Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8NL Barugh Green Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Laburnum View, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LD