 Darfield Primary converted to become an academy on 1 September 2013. Its sponsor is the Navigate Academies Trust. When its predecessor school, Darfield Valley Primary School, was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged as satisfactory.  The academy is smaller than the average-sized primary school.  The very large majority of pupils are White British.  The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is above the national average. A minority of these pupils have medical conditions that keep them off school for various periods of time.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils for whom the pupil premium provides support is above the national average. The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority.  The academy offers part-time nursery provision for up to 52 children and full-time provision for children in Reception Year.  The academy meets the current government floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ progress and attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.  The Navigate Academies Trust recently established a local improvement board for the governance of its group of academies in the Barnsley area. The board is made up of a professional membership recruited by the Trust and representatives of parents and the community.  The executive Principal leads this and another local academy within the Trust, dividing her time each week between the two according to need. There is also a head of academy who was appointed in January 2015.