# Outwood Academy Shafton

Outwood Academy Shafton is a secondary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,377 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139211. [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,377
- Council: Barnsley
- URN: 139211

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Outwood Academy Shafton was 43.3, against 43.1 in Barnsley and 46.2 in England.
41.8% 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 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.8% | 45.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 261 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lift Shafton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-shafton-e139004): 550 m. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cherry Dale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-dale-primary-school-e106621): 730 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Churchfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchfield-primary-school-e147619): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Milefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milefield-primary-school-e148442): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brierley-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e106629): 1.9 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139211)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139211)

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