Academy converter · Barnsley

High View Primary Learning Centre

3–11Ages
467Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142351URN

Newsome Avenue, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

106 applications for 58 places · 44th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Barnsley median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

106 applications · 58 places offered · 57 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.0; 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 2.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as High View Primary Learning Centre (URN 134686), the previous school.

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	58	106	1.8	57	0.98
Sep 2025	59	114	1.9	58	0.98
Sep 2024	60	113	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2023	47	95	2.0	47	1.00
Sep 2022	59	114	1.9	70	1.19
Sep 2021	58	119	2.1	69	1.19
Sep 2020	60	114	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2019	49	112	2.3	69	1.41
Sep 2018	57	113	2.0	74	1.30
Sep 2017	59	107	1.8	72	1.22
Sep 2016	58	119	2.1	83	1.43
Sep 2015 *	61	111	1.8	60	0.98
Sep 2014 *	58	106	1.8	51	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%43rd of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	9%	105	106
2023/24	57%	8%	103	103
2022/23	48%	2%	102	102

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

High View Primary Learning CentreThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kings Oak Primary
0.5 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place
Wombwell Park Street Primary School
1.3 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Ellis Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
2.0 km · Barnsley

Good2024

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Upperwood Academy
2.2 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Jump Primary Academy
2.3 km · Barnsley

Good2024
Brampton Cortonwood Infant School
2.6 km · Rotherham

2026

1.4applications per place

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: 142351 · 370/3323
Trust: Every Child Matters Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 467 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2015
Replaced: High View Primary Learning Centre (URN 134686)
Address: Newsome Avenue, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8QS
Local authority: Barnsley

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