Hunningley Primary Academy

Hunningley Primary Academy has performed exceptionally well in its latest Ofsted inspection, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of Outstanding. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to high aspirations for every child, combined with exemplary behaviour and attitudes among its pupils. The inclusive environment ensures all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive the support required to thrive academically and socially. Parents commend the school for its extensive support and the rich variety of extracurricular activities available to students.

Strengths

• Exceptional level of care and consideration for pupils' safety and readiness to learn.
• Exemplary behaviour of pupils with high self-expectations.
• Highly ambitious and precisely constructed curriculum across all year groups.
• Strong culture of inclusivity that supports pupils with SEND.
• Effective teaching of reading from early years, ensuring fluency by Year Six.
• Outstanding personal and character development opportunities for pupils.
• Highly effective governance and leadership working towards the best life opportunities for students.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hunningley Primary Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Hunningley Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hunningley Primary Academy had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.0% of pupils at Hunningley Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hunningley Primary Academy received £6,502 and spent £6,242 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £378,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Barnsley · Barnsley local authority: places and applications

Hunningley Primary Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Barnsley Academy Barnsley
• Bank End Primary Academy Barnsley
• Fir Vale Academy Sheffield
• High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy Sheffield
• High Hazels Junior School Sheffield
• Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield
• Sheffield Springs Academy Sheffield
• Abbey Hey Primary Academy Manchester
• Stockport Academy Stockport
• Cravenwood Primary Academy Manchester

What is Hunningley Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hunningley Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Hunningley Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hunningley Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Hunningley Primary Academy have?

Hunningley Primary Academy has 426 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hunningley Primary Academy cover?

Hunningley Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hunningley Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hunningley Primary Academy?

Hunningley Primary Academy is at Hunningley Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3DT.