Horizon Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnsley, S70 6PD
- Distance
- 4.5km away
Darton Academy
Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF
Local ranking2nd of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 8 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 66.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 186
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1114
- Boys
- 545 (50%)
- Girls
- 554 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (92% full)
- SEND
- 12.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.9%
- EAL
- 4.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 10.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,321/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
- 7.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.4% 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
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- White British: 92.0%
- White Other: 3.3%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- Other: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
92.0%
White British
3.3%
White Other
1.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ballfield Lane
Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 146320
- UKPRN
- 10081147
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
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