Brierley Church of England VC Primary School is located in Brierley

Brierley

Brierley is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), close to the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the south-west of Hemsworth, off the A628 road, and is located at approximately 53° 35' 40" North, 1° 23' West, at an elevation of around...

, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

, England in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

Barnsley

Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...

. The present school was opened at Easter 1981. It is of modern design and situated within its own grounds. It has undergone various extensions and improvements since it's completion, in 2010 some of the classroom areas were extended and in 2011 another room has been utilised as a classroom.

The school caters for around 180 children, aged between 4 and 11 and as it's name suggests is a faith school, in the Diocese of Wakefield

Diocese of Wakefield

The Diocese of Wakefield is a Church of England diocese based in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, covering Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale...

and is Voluntary Controlled.