Free schools · Secondary
Barnsley · S70 6FP · Barnsley
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 131749
Barnsley Academy
Academy sponsor led · Barnsley · S70 3DL
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
874
Local authority
Barnsley
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Barnsley, Barnsley, 874 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 49.3%. Religious character: Christian.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 131749
Location
- Address
- Farm Road, Kendray
- Postcode
- S70 3DL
- Town
- Barnsley
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- District
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 874
- Boys / girls
- 427 / 447
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 874 / 900 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 49.3%
- FSM pupils
- 431
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Christian
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Pitcher
- Telephone
- 01226284606
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2020-01-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 43.0
- Progress 8
- -0.4
- English & maths grade 5+
- 44%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 64%
- EBacc entry
- 42%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8