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Summer Lane Primary

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Rob Smith

location_onBarnsley, S75 2BB

language Visit Website phone 1226205363

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

311

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Summer Lane Primary is a Community school primary school in Barnsley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 69% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Summer Lane Primary is a community school in Barnsley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 313 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #66 of 77 primaries in Barnsley and #11,136 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 28.8%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 64%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths75% LA 77%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading48% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing33% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 3.0

0.7

Write

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 2.6

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.4

-2.2 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 2.3

-0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.3

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.7

-2.9 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.0

0.1 to 4.1

2.6

Write

LA 0.5

0.7 to 4.5

1.9

Maths

LA 0.5

0.1 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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05 June 2018

Inspection Report

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24 September 2013

Inspection Report

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04 October 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 October 2008

Inspection Report

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11 October 2006

Inspection Report

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05 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2018-06-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 313 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	304	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	312	0	0.0%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	310	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	314	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	299	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	332	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	333	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	332	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	326	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	342	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	352	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	340	2	0.6%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils