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Hoylandswaine Primary School

URN
150020
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Hoylandswaine Primary School
URN
150020
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

76 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

20

Admissions Value

90

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#23 of 69 schools in Barnsley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Question 2

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 November 2022
Inspection date
14 June 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
SM
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Inadequate

    Graded 14 November 2022

  • Quality of education

    Inadequate

    Graded 14 November 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

14

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

7

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnsley
Admissions portal
Nottingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

90.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

85.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

90.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

85.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S36 7JJ - Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S36 7JJ
Phone
1226762027
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnsley
Local authority code
370

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Barnsley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

97

Closed schools

155

Primary schools

188

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 14 November 2022

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 14 November 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Inadequate

    Graded 14 November 2022

  • Early years

    Inadequate

    Graded 14 November 2022

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 106585 (Hoylandswaine Primary School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 November 202214 June 2022S5 InspectionInadequateView report for inspection published 14 November 2022
    6 November 20192 October 2019-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 6 November 2019
    • Inadequate

      Published
      14 November 2022
      Inspected
      14 June 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      6 November 2019
      Inspected
      2 October 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    50.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 5

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary188 (75.2%)
    • Secondary34 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other28 (11.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Hoylandswaine Primary School558 mPrimaryClosed
    Penistone Grammar School2.2 kmSecondaryOpen
    Springvale Primary School2.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Silkstone Primary School2.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Silverwood School2.9 kmNot applicableClosed
    St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School2.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Penistone St John the Baptist Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Infant School3.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Thurlstone Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Hoylandswaine Primary School
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Penistone Grammar School
      Distance
      2.2 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Springvale Primary School
      Distance
      2.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Silkstone Primary School
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Barnsley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Agnes Road Infant SchoolPrimaryS70 1NJClosed
    All Saints Academy DarfieldPrimaryS73 9EUOpen
    Ardsley Oaks Junior SchoolPrimaryS71 5AGClosed
    Athersley North Infant SchoolPrimaryS71 3DHClosed
    Athersley North Primary SchoolPrimaryS71 3NBOpen
    • Agnes Road Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S70 1NJ
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Academy Darfield
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S73 9EU
      Status
      Open
    • Ardsley Oaks Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S71 5AG
      Status
      Closed
    • Athersley North Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S71 3DH
      Status
      Closed
    • Athersley North Primary School
    Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Silverwood School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Penistone St John the Baptist Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Infant School
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thurlstone Primary School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S71 3NB
    Status
    Open