Compare Gawber Primary School and Hunningley Primary Academy and The Forest Academy
Comparison of primary schools: Gawber Primary School (Primary) in Barnsley; Hunningley Primary Academy (Primary) in Barnsley; The Forest Academy (Primary) in Barnsley — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Gawber Primary School, Hunningley Primary Academy and The Forest Academy. They are primary phase and community school, academy converter and academy sponsor led type located around Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Gawber Primary School), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Gawber Primary School (Jun 2024). average roll around ≈ 350, combined total ≈ 1,000, typical FSM 25–30%, range 5–10%–40–45%; spread across trusts such as UNITED LEARNING TRUST and WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Gawber Primary School
S75 2RJ
|
Hunningley Primary Academy
S70 3DT
|
The Forest Academy
S70 3NG
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy sponsor led |
| Location |
Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 2RJ |
Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 3DT |
Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 3NG |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 9 Jun 2024 | 1 15 May 2023 | 1 20 Mar 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 350 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | 253 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Non-selective | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Barnsley (370) | UNITED LEARNING TRUST | WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | www.gawberprimaryschool.co.uk | www.hunningley.org.uk | www.theforest-academy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01226289728 | 01226284867 | 01226284719 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2RJ - Ofsted
- 1 9 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Barnsley (370)
- Website
- www.gawberprimaryschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01226289728
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 3DT - Ofsted
- 1 15 May 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Website
- www.hunningley.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01226284867
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 3NG - Ofsted
- 1 20 Mar 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 350 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.theforest-academy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01226284719
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