Welcome to Hunningley Primary Academy

On behalf of all our staff and governors, I am delighted to welcome you to Hunningley Primary Academy, a school for children aged from 3 - 11 years old that proudly serves the communities of Stairfoot and Kendray in Barnsley.

Hunningley Primary Academy is proud to be a part of the United Learning Trust; a national group of academies and independent schools that aims to bring out ‘the best in everyone’. Our school shares this belief that every child can thrive given the right teaching and support.

Our school is a very special place which can be felt the minute you walk through our doors and our ethos of kindness and belonging is evident in everything we do. We are above all, a school family where children, staff and their families are welcomed and valued, and all are given every opportunity to shine brightly and experience new and exciting things.

Our commitment to academic excellence is unwavering. Hunningley is a school where children achieve significantly above national averages and make significant progress on their own personalised learning journeys. This is achieved through exemplary teaching of a well sequenced, first-rate curriculum which exposes children to the best that has been said and done.

Although academic excellence is a core expectation for all our children, the development of their character and exposure to the opportunities their future lives may bring them is of equal importance. Hunningley children are taught to have empathy with others, to have pride in and serve their local community and take part in a wide variety of educational visits and enrichment programmes. Exposure to the Arts, inspirational speakers, high schools, universities and the world of work add to the diet of learning for a Hunningley child.

Hunningley is a very special place for children to learn and for children to work; we make the seemingly impossible, possible and ensure that with a sprinkle of magic, your child’s primary school experience at Hunningley will be one they will always remember.

We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to our school.

With my very best wishes,

Mrs. Catherine Horton-Hale

Principal