Schools and Education in South Lane

There are 47 schools within 5 miles of South Lane town centre, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 93% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Gawber Primary School and Emley First School. There are 2 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
47
Primary
36
Secondary
5
Good / Outstanding
93%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

25
Outstanding (2) Good (25) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (18)
Gawber Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RJ Inspected: 10 June 2024 Emley First School Primary 4.3 miles School Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9RT Inspected: 13 May 2024
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Church Road, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4HB Inspected: 07 March 2024 Silkstone Primary School Primary 1.6 miles High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LR Inspected: 26 January 2024 Penistone Grammar School Secondary 2 miles Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7BX Inspected: 20 March 2023 Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primary 2.2 miles Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4QT Inspected: 02 December 2022 Springvale Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Sheffield Road, Penistone, Barnsley, S36 6HJ Inspected: 20 July 2023 Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primary 2.4 miles Denby Lane, Upper Denby, Huddersfield, HD8 8UN Inspected: 21 January 2022 Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.5 miles High Street, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6BS Inspected: 30 September 2024 Denby Dale & Skelmanthorpe Children's Centre 2.5 miles Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8RX Inspected: 15 February 2012 Oxspring Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Sheffield Road, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8YW Inspected: 17 May 2024 Denby Dale First and Nursery School Primary 2.6 miles Gilthwaites Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8SG Inspected: 20 December 2023 Thurlstone Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD Inspected: 19 September 2023 Darton Academy Secondary 2.9 miles Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF Inspected: 29 March 2023 Skelmanthorpe Academy Primary 3.2 miles Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DZ Inspected: 20 June 2025 Millhouse Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9LN Inspected: 26 September 2023 Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, S35 7AL Inspected: 27 September 2022 Keresforth Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Keresforth Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3NU Inspected: 02 December 2022 Darton Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Station Road, Darton, Barnsley South, S75 5AD Inspected: 21 September 2022 Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited 16 plus 3.9 miles Lady Lucy's Walk, Stainborough, Barnsley, S75 3ET Inspected: 12 May 2023 Birdsedge First School Primary 4 miles Birdsedge Lane, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, HD8 8XR Inspected: 18 October 2022 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley Primary 4.3 miles Stocks Lane, Barnsley, S75 2DF Inspected: 20 March 2024 Shawlands Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL Inspected: 19 September 2024 Joseph Locke Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL Inspected: 03 July 2024 Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Shaw Street, Barnsley, S70 6JL Inspected: 28 November 2024 Mapplewell Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Greenside Avenue, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6BB Inspected: 18 April 2024 Shepley First School Primary 4.8 miles Firth Street, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD Inspected: 15 May 2024
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Primary 3.2 miles Barnsley Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3JS Inspected: 06 February 2025 Stocksbridge Family Hub Network Site 4.9 miles Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DY Inspected: 26 March 2015
Hoylandswaine Primary School Primary 1 miles Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, S36 7JJ Scissett Church of England Academy Primary 2.6 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HR Joseph Norton Academy 2.7 miles Busker Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JU Kaye's Academy Primary 2.7 miles Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondary 2.8 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JX Inspected: 24 March 2025 Kexborough Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Ballfield Lane, Kexborough, Barnsley, S75 5EF Barugh Green Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Laburnum View, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LD St Aidan's Church of England Academy Primary 3.1 miles Smithy Close, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DQ Edan Court School 3.3 miles Wakefield Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9TR Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondary 3.7 miles Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8NL Cumberworth CofE First School Primary 3.7 miles Cumberworth Lane, Upper Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8NU Horizon Community College Secondary 4 miles Dodworth Road, Barnsley, S70 6PD Greenacre School 4.3 miles Keresforth Hill Road, Barnsley, S70 6RG Summer Lane Primary Primary 4.3 miles Summer Lane, Barnsley, S75 2BB Wilthorpe Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Greenfoot Lane, Barnsley, S75 1EG Wellgate Primary School Primary 4.6 miles George Street, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HR West Bretton Junior and Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Bretton Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LB Shelley First School Primary 4.9 miles School Terrace, Far Bank, Huddersfield, HD8 8HU Inspected: 15 May 2023