Barnsley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 29 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 131749
- Address
- Farm Road, Kendray, S70 3DL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 919 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 79.5%
Other White 10.1%
African 3.9%
Mixed 1.9%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Barnsley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 87 97 |
| Year 8 | 180 91 89 |
| Year 9 | 174 86 88 |
| Year 10 | 206 116 90 |
| Year 11 | 175 85 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 79.0% 69.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 7.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |