Hunningley Primary Academy | School performance

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

423

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

423

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

423

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnsley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Hunningley Primary Academy · Primary · Barnsley

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

87%

+3pp

87%72%56%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 87%

RWM higher standard

15%

+5pp

15%10%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

41%

Writing expected standard

87%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

89%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

41%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

423

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

14%

FSM eligible

46%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Hunningley Lane, Barnsley, S70 3DT

Local authority

Barnsley

Website

www.hunningley.org.uk

Telephone

01226284867

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	87%	15%	89%	41%	87%	16%	89%	28%	93%	87%	107.0	106.0	108.0	—	—	—	16%	423
2023/24	84%	10%	88%	39%	86%	12%	92%	45%	92%	92%	107.0	108.0	110.0	—	—	—	12%	409
2022/23	77%	4%	81%	21%	81%	12%	84%	26%	88%	82%	105.0	105.0	104.0	+1.50	+2.40	+2.60	13%	405
2018/19	56%	15%	59%	20%	80%	17%	83%	27%	78%	80%	102.0	105.0	107.0	-0.10	+1.60	+1.50	21%	382
2017/18	66%	7%	75%	25%	75%	14%	77%	11%	82%	84%	106.0	103.0	107.0	+1.30	-0.40	-0.60	—	380

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	423	29.8	16%	14%	46%	5%	12%
2023/24	409	25.9	12%	13%	51%	6%	20%
2022/23	405	21.5	13%	11%	53%	7%	23%
2021/22	382	21.7	17%	12%	54%	8%	24%
2020/21	394	21.1	20%	11%	51%	—	—
2018/19	382	23.5	21%	13%	54%	5%	10%
2017/18	—	22.0	—	—	—	5%	8%