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Hunter's Bar Junior School

Community school · Sheffield · S11 8ZG

Ages 7–11 · 359 pupils · Sheffield

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

3.7%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
366

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

359 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
359
Boys / girls
207 / 152
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
359 / 360 (100%)
Free school meals
13.6%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Michael Watson

Location

Address
Sharrow Vale Road
Postcode
S11 8ZG
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Sheffield
District
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 359 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.6%.

Open schools in Sheffield
236
Primary schools in Sheffield
166
Academies among open schools in Sheffield
62% (147)
Open schools in S11
10
Primary in S11
6
Open schools in Sheffield LA
194
Primary in Sheffield LA
132

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SheffieldNear S11

  • Hunter's Bar Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sheffield · S11 8ZG · Sheffield

    Ages 7–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Hunter's Bar Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sheffield · S11 8ZG · Sheffield

    Ages 4–7

    0.0 miles away

  • Greystones Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sheffield · S11 7GL · Sheffield

    Ages 4–11

    0.5 miles away

  • Broomhill Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Sheffield · S10 2SA · Sheffield

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.05

    0.8 miles away

  • Lydgate Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sheffield · S10 5DP · Sheffield

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM11.2%

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Michael Watson
Website
www.huntersbarjunior.co.uk

Official links