Summer Lane Primary

Barnsley · S75 2BB

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 285 pupils, 18% FSM

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Summer Lane Primary

General Information

Address: Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB – View on map
Phone: 01226205363
Headteacher: Mr James McClure
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

285 pupils on roll

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 49
% eligible for free school meals: 18.0%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the Barnsley average)
English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Barnsley: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Barnsley, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Ability to Deal with Problems

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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46th of 59 primary schools in Barnsley for Ofsted rating

#44St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyGood
#45St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#46Summer Lane PrimaryGood
#47Summerfields Primary AcademyGood
#48Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Gawber Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hunningley Primary AcademyOutstanding
#3The Forest AcademyOutstanding
#4Barugh Green Primary SchoolGood
#5Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#6Burton Road Primary SchoolGood
#7Carlton Primary AcademyGood
#8Carrfield Primary AcademyGood
#9Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#10Churchfield Primary SchoolGood
#11Darton Primary SchoolGood
#12Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyGood
#13Goldthorpe Primary AcademyGood
#14Greenfield Primary SchoolGood
#15Heather Garth Primary School AcademyGood
#16High View Primary Learning CentreGood
#17Highgate Primary AcademyGood
#18Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19Hoyland Common Primary SchoolGood
#20Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolGood
#21Joseph Locke Primary SchoolGood
#22Jump Primary AcademyGood
#23Keresforth Primary SchoolGood
#24Lacewood Primary SchoolGood
#25Ladywood Primary SchoolGood
#26Lift St Helen'sGood
#27Mapplewell Primary SchoolGood
#28Milefield Primary SchoolGood
#29Millhouse Primary SchoolGood
#30Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldGood
#31Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeGood
#32Oxspring Primary SchoolGood
#33Parkside Primary AcademyGood
#34Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#35Queens Road AcademyGood
#36Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryGood
#37Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#38Sandhill Primary SchoolGood
#39Shawlands Primary SchoolGood
#40Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#41Silkstone Primary SchoolGood
#42Springvale Primary SchoolGood
#43St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#44St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyGood
#45St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#46Summer Lane PrimaryGood
#47Summerfields Primary AcademyGood
#48Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#49The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#50The Hill Primary AcademyGood
#51The Mill AcademyGood
#52Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolGood
#53Thurlstone Primary SchoolGood
#54Wilthorpe Primary SchoolGood
#55Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolGood
#56Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolGood
#57All Saints Academy DarfieldRequires improvement
#58Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#59Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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