Netherwood Academy
Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8FE
Local ranking7th of 12 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1600
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 42.6
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.0%
- Entering EBacc
- 37.2%
- EBacc APS
- 3.9
- Cohort Size
- 234
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1271
- Boys
- 670 (53%)
- Girls
- 601 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1600 (79% full)
- SEND
- 15.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.1%
- EAL
- 9.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,814/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.2%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 82.3%
- White Other: 6.4%
- Other: 6.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
82.3%
White British
6.4%
White Other
6.4%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 143907
- UKPRN
- 10062421
- Establishment No.
- 4009
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST