High View Primary Learning Centre, Barnsley
High View Primary Learning Centre is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Barnsley, part of Every Child Matters Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 60 schools in Barnsley with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barnsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
High View Primary Learning Centre in detail
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at High View Primary Learning Centre reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Barnsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 68% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at High View Primary Learning Centre
For September 2026 entry, 57 families put High View Primary Learning Centre as their first choice and 106 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at High View Primary Learning Centre
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to High View Primary Learning Centre are Kings Oak Primary (0.3 miles); Wombwell Park Street Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 84% maths); St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 70% reading, 60% maths); and The Ellis Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles).
High View Primary Learning Centre's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Kings Oak PrimaryWombwell Park Street Primary SchoolSt Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolThe Ellis Church of England Primary School
The trust
High View Primary Learning Centre is one of 11 schools run by Every Child Matters Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
34.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wombwell Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newsome Avenue/Kitchen Road (near), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood High View Primary Learning Centre stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
High View Primary Learning Centre recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
Rated Good for
Quality of education.
At a Glance
34.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 68% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 73% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with High View Primary Learning Centre
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to High View Primary Learning Centre from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. High View Primary Learning Centre is in Barnsley; for families living there:
Apply to Barnsley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Barnsley is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at High View Primary Learning Centre
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What the report includes for High View Primary Learning Centre:
- The straight-line distance from your home to High View Primary Learning Centre.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at High View Primary Learning Centre for 2016 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Barnsley got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
411 pupils
420 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Barnsley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Barnsley
Across Barnsley council
Places available
2,979
Applications
2,423
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Barnsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
82
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
21.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
467
Total Pupils
218
Boys
249
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
20.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,423
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,313
Per pupil
£2978k
Total funding
£244k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
10.1%
Persistent absence
358
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
High View Primary Learning Centre
Questions parents ask about High View Primary Learning Centre
What are SATs results like at High View Primary Learning Centre?
Of the pupils at High View Primary Learning Centre who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is High View Primary Learning Centre's Ofsted rating?
High View Primary Learning Centre was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2012 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for High View Primary Learning Centre?
No fixed boundary. When High View Primary Learning Centre is oversubscribed, Barnsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at High View Primary Learning Centre?
High View Primary Learning Centre was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at High View Primary Learning Centre?
Classes at High View Primary Learning Centre average 29.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to High View Primary Learning Centre?
High View Primary Learning Centre has around 467 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at High View Primary Learning Centre?
4.6% of sessions were missed at High View Primary Learning Centre in 2024/25. 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to High View Primary Learning Centre?
Apply through Barnsley's coordinated admissions process, naming High View Primary Learning Centre on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near High View Primary Learning Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Barnsley is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Where is High View Primary Learning Centre?
High View Primary Learning Centre is at Newsome Avenue, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 8QS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)