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Barnsley Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Farm Road, Kendray, Barnsley S70 3DL · barnsley-academy.org · 01226 284606
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Barnsley 44, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 874
- 97% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 138 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 168 | 138 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 149 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 180 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 175 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 194 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.1, and 44.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barnsley it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D (18.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 81.2 | +7 |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 23 | D (18.5) | +0.05 |
| All academic | 23 | D (18.5) | +0.05 |
| Applied general | 25 | — | -0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 71 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 |
| Employment | 17 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 |
Ofsted
Barnsley Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Replies
- 83
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 63% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (42%) with SEND