Secondary school in Barnsley
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Keresforth Close, Barnsley, S70 6FP
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 882
- Places
- 900
- How full
- Nearly full — 882 of 900 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 434 / 448
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 26%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Barnsley 013C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 25%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mark Allen
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Ward
- Kingstone
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- URN
- 148561
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Community CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 49.8 | 0.4 mi |
| Barnsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 45.1 | 2 mi |
| Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 37.5 | 2.8 mi |
| Darton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 52.1 | 3.3 mi |
| Outwood Academy CarltonAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 41.5 | 3.6 mi |
| Kirk Balk AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 46 | 3.7 mi |
| Netherwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 42.6 | 4.2 mi |
| Outwood Academy ShaftonAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 42 | 4.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.