Barnsley Academy
Secondary schoolBarnsley Academy is a secondary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 874 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 15 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Barnsley Academy was 41.6, against 43.1 in Barnsley and 46.2 in England.
35.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.6 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.5% | 45.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54.4% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 169 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Bank End Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- West Riding AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file590 m
- The Forest AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- The Mill AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Hunningley Primary AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Ward Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barnsley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).