Darton Academy
Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF
Local ranking2nd of 12 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 52.1
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 65.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.6%
- Entering EBacc
- 38.3%
- EBacc APS
- 4.7
- Cohort Size
- 206
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
- 551 (49%)
- Girls
- 563 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (93% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.3%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.4%
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: 90.2%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Other: 3.2%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
90.2%
White British
3.2%
White Other
3.2%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 146320
- UKPRN
- 10081147
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST