Athersley North – Primary School

Athersley North Primary School

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Celebrating our School Governor

We are incredibly proud to share that our very own School Governor, David James Leech, is serving as Barnsley’s current and 155th Mayor. Having someone so dedicated to our local community also playing such an important civic role is a real honour for Athersley North Primary School. As a Governor,

the Reds programme Pan-disability

Recognise, Empower, Develop, Succeed

A Night of Celebration

It was an unforgettable evening at the Rapid Response Proud of Barnsley Awards at the Metrodome Arena, as Athersley North Primary School was honoured in the most moving way. There were tears in the audience as the Mayor of Barnsley, Dave Leech, announced that his special award would be presented

UK Parliament Week

MP Visits School Parliament for UK Parliament Week We were delighted to welcome Dan Jarvis MBE, MP for Barnsley North, to our school as part of our celebrations for UK Parliament Week. During his visit, Dan spent time with members of our School Parliament from Years 5 and 6. Our

Together in Remembrance

"They should be as proud of themselves as we are" More than a year on from the devastating car accident that took the lives of Rubie (9), Lillie (4), and their parents, Shane and Shannon, the Morgan family have shared a heartfelt tribute — thanking Athersley North Primary School for

Term Dates 2025-2026

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Our School

Athersley North is a primary day school, catering for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 11, including a 26-place full-time equivalent Nursery provision.

We are committed to providing an environment which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their educational, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural need

Useful Information

For parents & carers

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WHAT MAINTAINED SCHOOLS MUST PUBLISH ONLINE

Every local-authority-maintained school must publish specific information on its website to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and 2016 and other relevant legislation. All of the information can be found on our website under the Useful Information/About Us tab or on our School Data & Policies page

SCHOOL DATA & POLICIES

We've provided a list of our school's policies and data, from admission arrangements to our funding policy. All the information can be downloaded for your records.

School Timetable

FOUNDATION STAGE 1 - Nursery - (3-4 years old)

The morning session for pupils: 8:30am- 11:30am.

The afternoon session for pupils: 12:20pm- 3:20pm.

Pupils accessing 30 hours provision, their session will be 8:30am- 3:20pm.

All Classes (Foundation Stage 2 to Class 9)

32.5 hours in a typical school week.

The school day for pupils commences at 8.50am.

Classroom door opens at 8:45am for pupils to start morning tasks.

The afternoon teaching session ends at 3.20pm.

Read Write Inc.

We are a “Get Reading. Keep Reading. Change Everything.” School.

We have recently introduced the highly successful Read Write Inc. Phonics programme to teach our children to read, write and spell. Our children do well in the phonics screening check but this will mean we are able to ensure our children do even better and that by Year 2 the majority are fluent readers with the best chance of success in the KS1 tests.

Our staff have received Ruth Miskin Training and as a school we are working towards raising standards in reading and writing for our children. Our Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children will have daily Read, Write, Inc. sessions and we will support our most vulnerable readers with extra one–to–one teaching every day. Children with gaps in their phonic knowledge, reading, writing or fluency in Key Stage 2 will also be supported through high quality Read, Write, Inc. teaching and intervention.