Schools in Barnsley

About schools in Barnsley

Most of the 81 schools listed in Barnsley are primary schools. Its eight secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 61 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 10 schools with published results

Primary schools64

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Academy Darfield

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Athersley North Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  49%

  expected standard
• Athersley South Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Bank End Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• Barugh Green Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Birdwell Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Birkwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Brampton Cortonwood Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Burton Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Carlton Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Cherry Dale Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Churchfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Gawber Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Greenfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• High View Primary Learning Centre

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Hoyland Common Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Hoyland Springwood Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Hunningley Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Joseph Locke Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Jump Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Keresforth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Kexborough Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Kings Oak Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Ladywood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Laithes Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Lift Meadstead

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Lift Shafton

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Lift St Helen's

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Mapplewell Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Milefield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Oakhill Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Outwood Primary Academy Darfield

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Parkside Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Queens Road Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Royston St John Baptist CE Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Sandhill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Shawlands Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Silkstone Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• South Hiendley Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Springvale Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• St Helen's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  0%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Summer Lane Primary

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

• Summerfields Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• The Ellis Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• The Forest Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• The Mill Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Upperwood Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Ward Green Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Wellgate Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• West Meadows Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Wilthorpe Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Wombwell Park Street Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Worsbrough Common Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard

Secondary schools8

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Barnsley Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  45.1

  Attainment 8
• Darton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  52.1

  Attainment 8
• Horizon Community College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  49.8

  Attainment 8
• Kirk Balk Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  46.0

  Attainment 8
• Netherwood Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.6

  Attainment 8
• Outwood Academy Carlton

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.5

  Attainment 8
• Outwood Academy Shafton

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.0

  Attainment 8
• Trinity Academy St. Edwards

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 16

  37.5

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Barnsley College

  Further education · Ages 14 to 99

• Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited

  Further education · Ages 19 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision6

• Greenacre School

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 19

• Springwell Alternative Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 4 to 16

• Springwell Special Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 5 to 16

• The Robert Ogden School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Waterton Newstead Academy

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 11

• West Riding Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

Common questions about schools in Barnsley

How many schools are in Barnsley?

OfferDay lists 81 schools in Barnsley, including 64 primary schools and eight secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Barnsley?

Every school in Barnsley is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Barnsley?

OfferDay ranks schools in Barnsley where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.