Barnsley Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnsley, S70 3DL
- Distance
- 3.7km away
Netherwood Academy
Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8FE
Local ranking7th of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1600
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 12 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 222
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
- 646 (53%)
- Girls
- 583 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1600 (77% 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
*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
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.2% nat15.8%
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: 84.2%
- White Other: 6.6%
- Black African: 4.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
84.2%
White British
6.6%
White Other
4.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Dove Valley Way
Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 143907
- UKPRN
- 10062421
- Establishment No.
- 4009
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
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