Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- David Fallis
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Barnsley North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 99
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- URN
- 141564
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01226291133
About this school
Springwell Alternative Academy is a special academy in Barnsley. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 57 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Springwell Alternative Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.19%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
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Springwell Special Academy0.0 miles
Academies · Barnsley
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Waterton Newstead Academy1.2 miles
Special schools · Barnsley
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Greenacre School2.6 miles
Academies · Barnsley
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West Riding Academy2.9 miles
Academies · Barnsley
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Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)4.7 miles
Other types · Wakefield
Other schools in Barnsley
- Greenacre School Academies
- Springwell Special Academy Academies
- The Robert Ogden School Special schools
- Waterton Newstead Academy Special schools
- West Riding Academy Academies
- All Saints Academy Darfield Primary
- Athersley North Primary School Primary
- Athersley South Primary School Primary
- Bank End Primary Academy Primary
- Barugh Green Primary School Primary
- Birdwell Primary School Primary
- Birkwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Springwell Alternative Academy teach?
- Springwell Alternative Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Barnsley.
- Who is the executive principal of Springwell Alternative Academy?
- The executive principal of Springwell Alternative Academy is David Fallis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springwell Alternative Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwell Alternative Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Springwell Alternative Academy?
- Springwell Alternative Academy has 57 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Springwell Alternative Academy full?
- Springwell Alternative Academy has capacity for 99 pupils and 57 on roll (58%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Springwell Alternative Academy a faith school?
- No. Springwell Alternative Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Springwell Alternative Academy?
- Springwell Alternative Academy is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Springwell Alternative Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Springwell Alternative Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.