Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnsley, S70 6FP
- Distance
- 3.1km away
Barnsley Academy
Farm Road, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3DL
Local ranking8th of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 January 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 169
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 915
- Boys
- 427 (49%)
- Girls
- 447 (51%)
- Capacity
- 900 (97% full)
- SEND
- 17.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.6%
- EAL
- 16.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 13.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,444/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 78.8%
- White Other: 9.4%
- Black African: 5.5%
- Other: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Black Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
78.8%
White British
9.4%
White Other
5.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Farm Road
Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 131749
- UKPRN
- 10017666
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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