Hoyland Common Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Barnsley
Hoyland Common Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Sheffield Road, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, S74 0DJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 384 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hoyland Common are polite, articulate and love learning.”
- “Pupils behave well in lessons.”
- “At playtimes they enjoy the space and range of activities they can take part in.”
To improve
- “In a small number of other subjects, leaders are still refining the curriculum.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not always have sufficient subject knowledge or understanding of learning resources to plan lessons that help pupils, including those with special educational and/or disabilities (SEND) to learn and remember more.”
- “However, some of the adaptations that teachers make to lessons do not always enable pupils with SEND to make sufficient progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- West Meadows Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birdwell Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Greenfield Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jump Primary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy 2.0 mi School remains Good