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Summer Lane Primary

Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB

Ofsted: Inadequate

Primary

Phase

—

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Summer Lane Primary (URN 131459) since 31 August 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
Early years
Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
313
Boys
146 (51%)
Girls
139 (49%)
SEND
9.9%
FSM Eligible
18.4%
EAL
19.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.0%
SEN Support
8.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.3
Budget per Pupil
£6,244/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 75.4%
  • White Other: 6.4%
  • Asian Indian: 6.4%
  • Black African: 2.9%
  • Mixed Other: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.3%

75.4%

White British

6.4%

White Other

6.4%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01226205363

Summer Lane

Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN
152063
UKPRN
10098486
Establishment No.
2060
Trust
HCAT

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