Hunter's Bar Junior School
Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, S11 8ZG
This school is closed (it closed in February 2026).
It was replaced by Hunter's Bar Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Watson
- Constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 106994
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
About this school
Hunter's Bar Junior School was a community primary school in Sheffield. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hunter's Bar Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 80% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hunter's Bar Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hunter's Bar Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 359 | — |
| Hunter's Bar Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Hunter's Bar Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Greystones Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy | 50% | 3.1% | 37.3% | 214 | 0.6 miles |
| St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 76% | 2.8% | 14.5% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.22%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 7.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hunter's Bar Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Hunter's Bar Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Greystones Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hunter's Bar Junior School teach?
- Hunter's Bar Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Sheffield.
- Has Hunter's Bar Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hunter's Bar Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hunter's Bar Junior School?
- Hunter's Bar Junior School had 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Hunter's Bar Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hunter's Bar Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hunter's Bar Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.