Summer Lane Primary
Summer Lane Primary is a sponsored academy in Barnsley for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 285 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB01226 205363Mr James McClure headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 21 January 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
44 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Summer Lane Primary, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 42 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 20% | 53% | 70% | 80% | 69% | 66% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 106.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.6 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 104.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.8 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 108.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 77% | 48% | 73% | 78% | 86% | 74% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 75% | 45% | 75% | 80% | 86% | 76% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 68% | 33% | 70% | 75% | 86% | 86% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +1.0 | +0.3 | +2.1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -0.4 | -1.2 | +1.9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 27% | 14% | 0% | 67% | – | 27% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 69% | 23% | 62% | 72% | – | 84% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Summer Lane Primary, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Barnsley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.8 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 24.8 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (10), emotional and mental health (9), Specific learning difficulty (8), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Other difficulty or disability (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 7.5% | 13.4% | 10.8% | 13.9% | 6.0% | 13.2% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Summer Lane Primary, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley | Academy | 310 m | 208 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 950 m | 199 | Good 2019 | 42 | Compare |
| Shawlands Primary School | Council | 990 m | 311 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Joseph Locke Primary School | Council | 990 m | 449 | Good 2024 | 65 | Compare |
| Wilthorpe Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 394 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Gawber Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 211 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Queens Road Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 208 | Good 2022 | 36 | Compare |
| Burton Road Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 331 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Summer Lane Primary a good school?
Summer Lane Primary doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in January 2025.
What is Summer Lane Primary's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Summer Lane Primary not judged at its last full inspection on 21 January 2025.
How good are Summer Lane Primary's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 55% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 5% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Summer Lane Primary have?
285 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026.
What is attendance like at Summer Lane Primary?
Pupils were in school 95.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Summer Lane Primary?
The average class had 25.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB
- Telephone
- 01226 205363
- Headteacher
- Mr James McClure
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Hcat (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Ward
- Old Town
- Constituency
- Barnsley North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 152063 · LAESTAB 3702060 · UKPRN 10098486
- Formerly
- Summer Lane Primary
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.