Academy sponsor led · Barnsley

Hoylandswaine Primary School

4–11Ages
94Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150020URN

Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

20 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision		Inadequate

Inspection history

14 June 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Hoylandswaine Primary School, URN 106585
2 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Hoylandswaine Primary School, URN 106585

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Barnsley median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

20 applications · 8 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 3.1; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.4; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Barnsley median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Barnsley median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.5; 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 Hoylandswaine Primary School (URN 106585), 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	8	20	2.5	7	0.88
Sep 2025	7	14	2.0	5	0.71
Sep 2024	8	12	1.5	7	0.88
Sep 2023 *	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2022 *	7	22	3.1	7	1.00
Sep 2021 *	14	34	2.4	12	0.86
Sep 2020 *	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2019 *	18	28	1.6	15	0.83
Sep 2018 *	19	47	2.5	21	1.11
Sep 2017 *	20	44	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2016 *	20	50	2.5	24	1.20
Sep 2015 *	13	33	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2014 *	12	22	1.8	11	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 85% · Maths 90% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%6th of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	85%	20%	108	110
2023/24	100%	13%	109	110
2022/23

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

Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Springvale Primary School
2.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Primary School
2.8 km · Barnsley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.9 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Thurlstone Primary School
3.3 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.4 km · Barnsley

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Oxspring Primary School
3.4 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
3.4 km · Barnsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
3.9 km · Kirklees

2026

2.5applications 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150020 · 370/2058
Trust: Hcat
Capacity: 150 pupils · 94 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Hoylandswaine Primary School (URN 106585)
Address: Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ
Local authority: Barnsley

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