Yorkshire and the Humber
Schools in Barnsley
93 schools, 34,352 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 41.5.
Ofsted across Barnsley
Good57
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade29
64 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 29 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Barnsley
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Astrea Academy DearneAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | 40.2 |
| Athersley North Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Athersley South Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Bank End Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Barnsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 45.1 |
| Barnsley CollegeFurther education | Barnsley | No grade | 6.1 |
| Barugh Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Birdwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Birkwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Burton Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Carlton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Carrfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | — |
| Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Cherry Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Churchfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Darton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 52.1 |
| Darton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley South | Good 2022 | — |
| Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Gawber Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Goldthorpe Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | — |
| Gooseacre Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rotherham | No grade | — |
| Greenfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Heather Garth Primary School AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2022 | — |
| High View Primary Learning CentreAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Highgate Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2022 | — |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 37.5 |
| Horizon Community CollegeAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | 49.8 |
| Hoyland Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Sheffield | Inadequate 2022 | — |
| Hunningley Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Joseph Locke Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Jump Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Keresforth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Kexborough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Kings Oak PrimaryAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Kirk Balk AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 46 |
| Lacewood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rotherham | Good 2023 | — |
| Ladywood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Laithes Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Lift MeadsteadAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Lift ShaftonAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Lift St Helen'sAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Mapplewell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Milefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Millhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2023 | — |
| Netherwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | 42.6 |
| Northern College for Residential Adult Education LimitedFurther education | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Oakhill Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Outwood Academy CarltonAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 41.5 |
| Outwood Academy ShaftonAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | 42 |
| Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Oxspring Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2024 | — |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special school | South Yorkshire | No grade | — |
| Parkside Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Penistone Grammar SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2023 | 53.6 |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sheffield | Good 2024 | — |
| Queens Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rotherham | No grade | — |
| Sandhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Shawlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| Silkstone Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Springvale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Summer Lane PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Summerfields Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| The Forest AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| The Hill Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rotherham | Good 2023 | — |
| The Mill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — |
| The Robert Ogden SchoolOther independent special school | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sheffield | Good 2022 | — |
| Thurlstone Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sheffield | Good 2023 | — |
| Trinity Academy St. EdwardsFree schools | Barnsley | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Upperwood AcademyAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Ward Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Waterton Newstead AcademyOther independent special school | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Wellgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| West Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | No grade | — |
| Wilthorpe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |
| Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2023 | — |
| Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2024 | — |