Barnsley schools and admissions data

Barnsley Borough Council has 84 primary schools and 16 secondary schools. 3% of Barnsley's schools are private schools. 23 state schools in Barnsley follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 68 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Barnsley

  1. Outstanding 13
  2. Good 58
  3. Requires Improvement 13
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Barnsley in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Burton Road Primary School

    Community school • Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Gawber Primary School

    Community school • Gawber, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Birkwood Primary School

    Community school • Cudworth, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Springvale Primary School

    Community school • Penistone, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Brierley, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Lacewood Primary School

    Community school • Bolton-on-Dearne, Rotherham

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Parkside Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Royston, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school • Cudworth, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Carlton Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Carlton, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Jump Primary School

    Community school • Jump, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Keresforth Primary School

    Community school • Dodworth, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

    Academy converter • Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Gooseacre Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Off Merrill Road, Rotherham

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Cawthorne, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Shawlands Primary School

    Community school • Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School

    Community school • Silkstone Common, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    High View Primary Learning Centre

    Academy converter • Wombwell, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Mapplewell Primary School

    Academy converter • Staincross, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Thurgoland, Sheffield

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Goldthorpe Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Goldthorpe, Rotherham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  1. 1

    Penistone Grammar School

    Community school • Penistone, Sheffield

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Outwood Academy Carlton

    Academy sponsor led • Carlton, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Barnsley Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Kendray, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Kirk Balk Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Hoyland, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Horizon Community College

    Academy converter • Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Astrea Academy Dearne

    Academy converter • Goldthorpe, Rotherham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Outwood Academy Shafton

    Academy sponsor led • Shafton, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Netherwood Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Wombwell, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    Darton Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Darton, Barnsley

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  10. 10

    Trinity Academy St. Edwards

    Free schools • Barnsley

    Ofsted: None

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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