Darton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 9 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 146320
- Address
- Ballfield Lane, Darton, S75 5EF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1156 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.9%
White British 88.1%
Unclassified 4.2%
Other White 3.2%
Mixed 2%
African 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.35
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 49 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Darton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 114 122 |
| Year 8 | 255 120 135 |
| Year 9 | 200 108 92 |
| Year 10 | 213 99 114 |
| Year 11 | 252 131 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 69.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 7.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 4.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 6.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.0% |