Barnsley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 131749
- Address
- Farm Road, Kendray, S70 3DL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 915 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 78%
Other White 9.3%
African 5.5%
Mixed 2.5%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 204 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
| Geography | GCSE | 117 |
Admissions
Barnsley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 82 94 |
| Year 8 | 180 85 95 |
| Year 9 | 179 94 85 |
| Year 10 | 173 87 86 |
| Year 11 | 207 118 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 83.0% 70.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 7.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.3% 3.0% |