Darfield Upperwood Primary School

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Darfield Upperwood Primary School is a 4-11 community primary school located in Darfield, Barnsley, England. It is situated in an old mining community with changing patterns of employment. Most of the around 250 pupils are White British with a small number of settled Gypsy/Roma pupils on the roll.^[1]

[edit] Academic standards

In the Ofsted report, published in November 2006,^[1] the school was rated Good, point 2 on a four point scale, with the following aspects being assessed as Outstanding:

How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
The quality and standards in the Foundation Stage

[edit] Financial controversy

In March 2007 it was revealed by the Yorkshire Post that a special investigation by council auditors into the accounts at the School raised questions about the way it was using public money. Trips to Australia and Austria, stays in expensive hotels and the purchase of clothes for staff were among the items investigated as well as the employment of members of the headteacher's, David Smith, family. However, the Local Education Authority was happy that Mr Smith's motivation had been "totally genuine" and his intentions were "totally honourable".^[2]