Hoyland Common Primary School is a primary school located in Barnsley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S74 0DJ
Website: www.hoylandcommonprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01226369640
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Billy Fallon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140242

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 435
Number of Boys: 233
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.5 to 4.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hoyland Common Primary School
Sheffield Road , Hoyland Common S74 0DJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
West Meadows Primary School
West Street , Hoyland S74 9ET 		3out of 4 885 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Westwood New Road , Tankersley S75 3DA 		3out of 4 974 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Clough Fields Road , Hoyland S74 0ER 		3out of 4 1,591 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
West Street , Hoyland S74 9DL 		3out of 4 1,607 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirk Balk Academy
West Street , Hoyland S74 9HX 		2out of 4 1,333 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park House School
Wentworth Way , Tankersley S75 3DH 		- not rated 1,765 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Paces High Green School for Conductive Education
Paces High Green Centre , Pack Horse Lane S35 3HY 		3out of 4 2,903 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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