Hoyland Common Primary SchoolWest Meadows Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Barnsley.

Summary of the comparison

Hoyland Common Primary School and West Meadows Primary School are primary schools in Barnsley.

  • Hoyland Common Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and West Meadows Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Hoyland Common Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hoyland Common Primary School was judged Good and West Meadows Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Hoyland Common Primary School and 55.0% for West Meadows Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hoyland Common Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at West Meadows Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hoyland Common Primary School versus West Meadows Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnsleyHoyland Common Primary SchoolBarnsleyWest Meadows Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking42nd of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure72nd of 72 in Barnsley
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll384 214
Capacity420 210
LocationBarnsley, S74 0DJ Barnsley, S74 9ET
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census398 216
Free school meals (ever 6)16.9% 44.0%
English as an additional language4.5% 0.9%
SEN support16.6% 15.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure7.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% Stronger figure21.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hoyland Common Primary School

West Meadows Primary School

Full profiles: Hoyland Common Primary School · West Meadows Primary School