Hoyland Springwood Primary School, Barnsley
Hoyland Springwood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Barnsley, part of Every Child Matters Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 59th-highest of the 60 schools in Barnsley with published results, and 13,289th of 14,452 across England. It was 71% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barnsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hoyland Springwood Primary School in detail
Hoyland Springwood Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, hockey, gymnastics, cooking and philosophy.
The school runs a breakfast club.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Hoyland Springwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 48% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Barnsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 50% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hoyland Springwood Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Hoyland Springwood Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hoyland Springwood Primary School are St Helen's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 82% maths); West Meadows Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 72% maths); Greenfield Primary School (0.6 miles); and Hoyland Common Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hoyland Springwood Primary School.
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolWest Meadows Primary SchoolGreenfield Primary SchoolHoyland Common Primary School
The trust
Hoyland Springwood Primary School 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
52.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 36 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 40 (25.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Hoyland Springwood Primary School has a resourced provision (15 places, 15 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 12 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs, autism and severe learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Elsecar Rail Station, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clough Fields Road/Shaftesbury Drive (adjacent), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hoyland Springwood Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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); 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 agoThis judgement is from September 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2018 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
52.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism, SLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 50% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 59% to 48% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 57% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hoyland Springwood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hoyland Springwood Primary School 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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 Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Will you get a place at Hoyland Springwood Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Hoyland Springwood Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Hoyland Springwood Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Hoyland Springwood Primary School.
- Barnsley publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Hoyland Springwood Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Hoyland Springwood Primary School 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.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
150 pupils
210 places
60 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
36
SEN Support
40
EHC Plans
47.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hoyland Springwood Primary School has a resourced provision (15 places, 15 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 12 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs, autism and severe learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
159
Total Pupils
85
Boys
74
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
22.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,221
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,383
Per pupil
£1143k
Total funding
£123k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
20.7%
Persistent absence
140
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
Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hoyland Springwood Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hoyland Springwood Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 48% did so in maths.
What is Hoyland Springwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hoyland Springwood Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hoyland Springwood Primary School is oversubscribed, Barnsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Hoyland Springwood Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Classes at Hoyland Springwood Primary School average 24.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Hoyland Springwood Primary School has around 159 pupils on roll. 52% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Hoyland Springwood Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Hoyland Springwood Primary School has a resourced provision (15 places, 15 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 12 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs, autism and severe learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Hoyland Springwood Primary School in 2024/25. 20.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Apply through Barnsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Hoyland Springwood Primary School 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 Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Hoyland Springwood Primary School?
Hoyland Springwood Primary School is at Clough Fields Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S74 0ER.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)