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Education in Barnsley

Metropolitan borough

South west Yorkshire and The Humber. 252,784 people in 329 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Barnsley, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Barnsley had 96 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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96
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Barnsley had 96 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Barnsley among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Barnsley is 96.

Schools

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Schools in Barnsley

Barnsley has 96 open schools: 77 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
4
Good
37
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
1

44 of the 91 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.

7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Barnsley

4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Gawber Primary School (May 2024), Hunningley Primary Academy (March 2023), The Forest Academy (February 2023), Trinity Academy St. Edwards (May 2024).

Primary (77)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led3 to 11207Requires improvement (overall), May 202457% met KS2 standard
Athersley North Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11290Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met49% met KS2 standard
Athersley South Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11306Standards maintained, October 202466% met KS2 standard
Bank End Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11199Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met92% met KS2 standard
Barugh Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11263Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed67% met KS2 standard
Birdwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11191Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met85% met KS2 standard
Birkwood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11432Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11205Good (overall), June 202486% met KS2 standard
Burton Road Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11331School remains Good, October 202376% met KS2 standard
Carlton Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11317Good (overall), June 202364% met KS2 standard
Carrfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11282School remains Good, May 202363% met KS2 standard
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11160Good (overall), January 202483% met KS2 standard
Cherry Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11326Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Churchfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11419Good (overall), June 202480% met KS2 standard
Darton Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11297School remains Good, June 202258% met KS2 standard
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11104Requires improvement (overall), November 202359% met KS2 standard
Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11172School remains Good, March 202468% met KS2 standard
Gawber Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11211Outstanding (overall), May 202480% met KS2 standard
Goldthorpe Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11293Good (overall), October 202368% met KS2 standard
Gooseacre Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11378Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Greenfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11251School remains Good, May 2023
Heather Garth Primary School AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11221Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
High View Primary Learning CentreAcademy converter3 to 11467Good (overall), April 202464% met KS2 standard
Highgate Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11327School remains Good, October 202275% met KS2 standard
Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11199Standards maintained, November 2024Good (overall), November 201953% met KS2 standard
Hoyland Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11384Good (overall), July 202266% met KS2 standard
Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11159School remains Good, October 202348% met KS2 standard
Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1194Inadequate (overall), June 2022, before the school changed, special measures85% met KS2 standard
Hunningley Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11426Outstanding (overall), March 202387% met KS2 standard
Joseph Locke Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11449School remains Good, June 202475% met KS2 standard
Jump Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed
Keresforth Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11224Good (overall), October 202273% met KS2 standard
Kexborough Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11187Standards maintained, April 202557% met KS2 standard
Kings Oak PrimaryAcademy converter3 to 11433Standards maintained, June 2025
Lacewood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11242Good (overall), June 202367% met KS2 standard
Ladywood Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11213School remains Good, October 202352% met KS2 standard
Laithes Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11308Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Lift MeadsteadAcademy sponsor led3 to 11215Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade68% met KS2 standard
Lift ShaftonAcademy sponsor led3 to 11247Improved significantly, November 202459% met KS2 standard
Lift St Helen'sAcademy sponsor led3 to 11183Good (overall), January 202462% met KS2 standard
Mapplewell Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11343Good (overall), February 202476% met KS2 standard
Milefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11294Good (overall), March 202467% met KS2 standard
Millhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11100Good (overall), July 202373% met KS2 standard
Oakhill Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11328Standards maintained, October 202469% met KS2 standard
Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11236Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met81% met KS2 standard
Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led3 to 11221Good (overall), April 202476% met KS2 standard
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeAcademy sponsor led3 to 11394School remains Good, July 202466% met KS2 standard
Oxspring Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11135School remains Good, April 202478% met KS2 standard
Parkside Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11225School remains Good, February 202472% met KS2 standard
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11493Good (overall), July 202474% met KS2 standard
Queens Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11208School remains Good, June 202254% met KS2 standard
Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryAcademy converter5 to 11162Good (overall), October 202255% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11160Some aspects not as strong, March 2025Good (overall), March 202035% met KS2 standard
Sandhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11244Good (overall), March 202462% met KS2 standard
Shawlands Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11311School remains Good, July 202464% met KS2 standard
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 11135Good (overall), October 202284% met KS2 standard
Silkstone Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11200Good (overall), December 202383% met KS2 standard
Springvale Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11227School remains Good, June 202380% met KS2 standard
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11126School remains Good, May 20230% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyAcademy converter4 to 11208Good (overall), February 202451% met KS2 standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11141School remains Good, February 202450% met KS2 standard
Summer Lane PrimaryAcademy sponsor led3 to 11285Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures
Summerfields Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11214Good (overall), October 202388% met KS2 standard
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11223School remains Good, July 202381% met KS2 standard
The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11227Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
The Forest AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11346Outstanding (overall), February 202370% met KS2 standard
The Hill Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11369Good (overall), May 202364% met KS2 standard
The Mill AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11211School remains Good, October 202263% met KS2 standard
Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11202Good (overall), July 202287% met KS2 standard
Thurlstone Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11182Good (overall), June 202337% met KS2 standard
Upperwood AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11298Standards maintained, June 202566% met KS2 standard
Ward Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11357Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Wellgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11424Improved significantly, March 202572% met KS2 standard
West Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11214Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met55% met KS2 standard
Wilthorpe Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11394Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed71% met KS2 standard
Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11346School remains Good, December 202357% met KS2 standard
Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11393Good (overall), April 202466% met KS2 standard

Secondary (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Astrea Academy DearneAcademy converter11 to 161,071Good (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 39.3
Barnsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16874Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), January 2020Attainment 8: 41.6
Darton AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,099Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 50.7
Horizon Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 161,909School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023Attainment 8: 49.0
Kirk Balk AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,318Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), January 2020Attainment 8: 46.4
Netherwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,229Good (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 41.0
Outwood Academy CarltonAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,109Standards maintained, October 2024Attainment 8: 42.0
Outwood Academy ShaftonAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,377Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 43.3
Penistone Grammar SchoolCommunity school11 to 181,946School remains Good, February 2023Attainment 8: 51.4
Trinity Academy St. EdwardsFree schools11 to 16882Outstanding (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 53.4

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 161,108Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade48% met KS2 standard

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Greenacre SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 19340School remains Outstanding, June 2023
Park House SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1720No outcome in Ofsted's file
Springwell Special AcademyAcademy special converter5 to 16136Good (overall), March 2022
The Robert Ogden SchoolOther independent special school5 to 19152No outcome in Ofsted's file
Waterton Newstead AcademyOther independent special school4 to 1170No outcome in Ofsted's file
West Riding AcademyAcademy special converter11 to 19No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Barnsley CollegeFurther education14 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools fileAttainment 8: 6.5

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Springwell Alternative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter4 to 1657School remains Good, May 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.