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Hoyland Common Primary School

3–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140242URN

Sheffield Road, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, S74 0DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

89 applications for 37 places · 14th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Barnsley median (1.9) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 2.6; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 2.4; Barnsley median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Barnsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	89	2.4	37	1.00
Sep 2025	47	101	2.2	44	0.94
Sep 2024	51	117	2.3	51	1.00
Sep 2023	41	111	2.7	39	0.95
Sep 2022	50	93	1.9	50	1.00
Sep 2021	49	103	2.1	46	0.94
Sep 2020	53	101	1.9	53	1.00
Sep 2019	52	113	2.2	56	1.08
Sep 2018	47	96	2.0	46	0.98
Sep 2017	57	113	2.0	56	0.98
Sep 2016	49	122	2.5	53	1.08
Sep 2015	50	128	2.6	51	1.02
Sep 2014	47	113	2.4	53	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%38th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	12%	106	107
2023/24	78%	13%	107	106
2022/23	67%	12%	104	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hoyland Common Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
West Meadows Primary School
0.8 km · Barnsley

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
0.9 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hoyland Springwood Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Birdwell Primary School
1.5 km · Barnsley

2026

2.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
2.3 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Jump Primary Academy
2.6 km · Barnsley

Good2024
St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.7 km · Sheffield

2026

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140242 · 370/2136
Trust: Hcat
Capacity: 420 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Hoyland Common Primary School (URN 106624)
Address: Sheffield Road, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, S74 0DJ
Local authority: Barnsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources