Summer Lane Primary

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement

Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Summer Lane Primary is a primary school in Barnsley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 95 schools in Barnsley. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 5 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Early years provision
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

285 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals17.9%

17.9%, 8.6 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language21.4%

21.4%, 0.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13%

13%, 1.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.1%

2.1%, 3.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Summer Lane Primary

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley0.2 milesOfsted: Good51% met the expected standard
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good53% met the expected standard
Joseph Locke Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good75% met the expected standard
Shawlands Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good64% met the expected standard
Wilthorpe Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good71% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
HCAT
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mr James McClure
Address
Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB
Local authority
Barnsley
URN
152063

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.