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Hunningley Primary Academy

3–11Ages
426Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144037URN

Hunningley Lane, Barnsley, S70 3DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

94 applications for 52 places · 47th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

21 March 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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)

94 applications · 52 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as Hunningley Primary School (URN 106614), 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	52	94	1.8	51	0.98
Sep 2025	44	92	2.1	44	1.00
Sep 2024	43	87	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2023	39	66	1.7	34	0.87
Sep 2022	38	59	1.6	37	0.97
Sep 2021	28	55	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2020	39	65	1.7	38	0.97
Sep 2019	39	62	1.6	34	0.87
Sep 2018	45	87	1.9	45	1.00
Sep 2017	47	73	1.6	39	0.83
Sep 2016 *	51	76	1.5	30	0.59
Sep 2015 *	51	92	1.8	41	0.80
Sep 2014 *	37	83	2.2	37	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 87% · Maths 89% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%3rd of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	87%	15%	107	106
2023/24	84%	10%	107	108
2022/23	77%	4%	105	105

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

Hunningley Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Oakhill Primary Academy
0.7 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Forest Academy
0.9 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bank End Primary Academy
1.0 km · Barnsley

2026

1.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
The Mill Academy
1.6 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
1.9 km · Barnsley

2026

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
2.0 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Ward Green Primary School
2.2 km · Barnsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Worsbrough Common Primary School
2.2 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.8applications per place 66%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: 144037 · 370/2126
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 426 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Hunningley Primary School (URN 106614)
Address: Hunningley Lane, Barnsley, S70 3DT
Local authority: Barnsley

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