Summer Lane Primary

General Information

Address: Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB
Phone: 01226205363
Headteacher: Mr James McClure
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 285
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 49
% eligible for free school meals: 18.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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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

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #50 of 64 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#48St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyGood
#49St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50Summer Lane PrimaryGood
#51Summerfields Primary AcademyGood
#52Tankersley 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.

#1Gawber Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hunningley Primary AcademyOutstanding
#3The Forest AcademyOutstanding
#4Athersley North Primary SchoolGood
#5Bank End Primary AcademyGood
#6Barugh Green Primary SchoolGood
#7Birdwell Primary SchoolGood
#8Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#9Burton Road Primary SchoolGood
#10Carlton Primary AcademyGood
#11Carrfield Primary AcademyGood
#12Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#13Churchfield Primary SchoolGood
#14Darton Primary SchoolGood
#15Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyGood
#16Goldthorpe Primary AcademyGood
#17Greenfield Primary SchoolGood
#18Heather Garth Primary School AcademyGood
#19High View Primary Learning CentreGood
#20Highgate Primary AcademyGood
#21Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22Hoyland Common Primary SchoolGood
#23Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolGood
#24Joseph Locke Primary SchoolGood
#25Keresforth Primary SchoolGood
#26Lacewood Primary SchoolGood
#27Ladywood Primary SchoolGood
#28Laithes Primary SchoolGood
#29Lift St Helen'sGood
#30Mapplewell Primary SchoolGood
#31Milefield Primary SchoolGood
#32Millhouse Primary SchoolGood
#33Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyGood
#34Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldGood
#35Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeGood
#36Oxspring Primary SchoolGood
#37Parkside Primary AcademyGood
#38Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#39Queens Road AcademyGood
#40Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryGood
#41Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#42Sandhill Primary SchoolGood
#43Shawlands Primary SchoolGood
#44Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#45Silkstone Primary SchoolGood
#46Springvale Primary SchoolGood
#47St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#48St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyGood
#49St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50Summer Lane PrimaryGood
#51Summerfields Primary AcademyGood
#52Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#53The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#54The Hill Primary AcademyGood
#55The Mill AcademyGood
#56Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolGood
#57Thurlstone Primary SchoolGood
#58West Meadows Primary SchoolGood
#59Wilthorpe Primary SchoolGood
#60Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolGood
#61Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolGood
#62All Saints Academy DarfieldRequires improvement
#63Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#64Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

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