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Multi-academy trust

Hcat

14 schools across 1 local authority in Yorkshire and the Humber, teaching 5,478 pupils.

The trust at a glance

Schools
14
Primary
13
Secondary
1
Pupils
5,478
Average Attainment 8
49.8

across its secondaries

Average KS2 expected standard
67%

across its primaries

Across the 13 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits above the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.

Ofsted across the trust

Good8
Inadequate1
No overall grade5

9 of the trust's 14 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 5 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.

Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 8 Good, 1 Inadequate; 5 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.

Schools in Hcat

SchoolAreaOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Compare
Birdwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley Report card 2026 — —
Darton Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley South Good 2022 — —
Hoyland Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley Good 2022 — —
Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led Sheffield Inadequate 2022 — —
Mapplewell Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley Good 2024 — —
Milefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley Good 2024 — —
Queens Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led Barnsley Good 2022 — —
Summer Lane PrimaryAcademy sponsor led Barnsley No overall grade — —
The Mill AcademyAcademy sponsor led Barnsley Good 2022 — —
Upperwood AcademyAcademy converter Barnsley No overall grade — —
Ward Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley No overall grade — —
West Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley Report card 2026 — —
Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter Barnsley Good 2024 — —
Horizon Community CollegeAcademy converter Barnsley Good 2023 49.8 -0.07-0.21 to 0.07 · not a win

Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.