Hoylandswaine Primary School
Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HCAT
- Headteacher
- Miss Chloe Redfearn
- Sponsor
- HCAT
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 150020
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Telephone
- 01226762027
About this school
Hoylandswaine Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 94 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hoylandswaine Primary School (URN 106585).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 |
Trends over time
How Hoylandswaine Primary 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 | Barnsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hoylandswaine Primary School compares
Hoylandswaine Primary School ranked 6th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3% | 2.3% | 94 | — |
| Springvale Primary School | 80% | 3.4% | 12.3% | 227 | 1.5 miles |
| Silkstone Primary School | 83% | 4% | 6.1% | 200 | 1.7 miles |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 13.5% | 493 | 1.8 miles |
| Thurlstone Primary School | 37% | 3.3% | 6% | 182 | 2.1 miles |
| Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 160 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
- 14 June 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.3%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.96%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springvale Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Silkstone Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Thurlstone Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Barnsley
Other schools in Sheffield
Hoylandswaine Primary School ranks 7th of the 139 ranked primary 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 Hoylandswaine Primary School teach?
- Hoylandswaine Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hoylandswaine Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hoylandswaine Primary School is Miss Chloe Redfearn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hoylandswaine Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hoylandswaine Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hoylandswaine Primary School?
- Hoylandswaine Primary School has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hoylandswaine Primary School full?
- Hoylandswaine Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 94 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hoylandswaine Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hoylandswaine Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hoylandswaine Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hoylandswaine Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hoylandswaine Primary School?
- Hoylandswaine Primary School is part of HCAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hoylandswaine Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hoylandswaine Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hoylandswaine Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2023/24 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hoylandswaine Primary School rank locally?
- Hoylandswaine Primary School ranked 6th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hoylandswaine Primary School's absence rate?
- Hoylandswaine Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hoylandswaine Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hoylandswaine Primary 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 7 July 2026.