Greenacre School
Keresforth Hill Road, Barnsley, S70 6RG
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Flynn
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 312
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 141704
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Telephone
- 01226287165
About this school
Greenacre School is a special academy in Barnsley. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 340 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 16 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 21 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 39 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Greenacre School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.17%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.25%
- Persistent absence
- 27.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Riding Academy2.2 miles
Academies · Barnsley
-
Springwell Alternative Academy2.6 miles
Academies · Barnsley
-
Springwell Special Academy2.6 miles
Academies · Barnsley
-
Waterton Newstead Academy3.0 miles
Special schools · Barnsley
-
Park House School3.6 miles
Special schools · South Yorkshire
Other schools in Barnsley
- Springwell Alternative Academy 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 Greenacre School teach?
- Greenacre School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Barnsley.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenacre School?
- The headteacher of Greenacre School is Mrs Laura Flynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenacre School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenacre School, 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 Greenacre School?
- Greenacre School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Greenacre School full?
- Greenacre School has capacity for 312 pupils and 340 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Greenacre School a faith school?
- No. Greenacre School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Greenacre School?
- Greenacre School 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.
- How have Greenacre School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Greenacre School's absence rate?
- Greenacre School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenacre School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenacre School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.