Wilthorpe & Barugh Green

Summary

Wilthorpe & Barugh Green (E02001520) is part of Barnsley local authority (view on map). Wilthorpe & Barugh Green has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Wilthorpe & Barugh Green neighbours Mapplewell & Staincross, Darton & Kexborough, Athersley, Honeywell, Barnsley Town & Park Road, Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne, and Dodworth.

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  • 9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Wilthorpe & Barugh Green is the 3rd least deprived area in Barnsley (out of 30) with 22% of children living in low-income families, compared to 44% across Barnsley and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Wilthorpe & Barugh Green, 13% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Barnsley and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green % in Barnsley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Wilthorpe & Barugh Green, 13% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Barnsley, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green % in Barnsley % in England
No special educational needs 87% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 9% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Wilthorpe & Barugh Green, 8% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 10% in Barnsley, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green % in Barnsley % in England
White 91% 91% 67%
Asian 3% 2% 14%
Black 1% 3% 7%
Mixed 3% 3% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green with English as an additional language is 7%, compared with 9% in Barnsley, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green % in Barnsley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 7% 9% 22%
Known or believed to be English 93% 91% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Wilthorpe & Barugh Green has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Wilthorpe & Barugh Green has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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