Barnsley

How the tables are ranked

Secondary: ranked by Attainment 8. Where two schools tie, the share of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths decides it.

Primary: ranked by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Where two schools tie, the share at the higher standard decides it.

Tied schools share a rank, and the next rank is skipped (1, 2, 2, 4). Each school shows two ranks: its place in its council and its place in England.

What "provisional" means

The secondary results are the DfE's first release for 2025/26. They can change when the DfE publishes revised figures, due in February 2027. We'll update the tables then.

Secondary results can't be compared with 2019/20 to 2021/22.

Progress 8

There's no Progress 8 for 2024/25 or 2025/26. These pupils didn't sit key stage 2 tests because of the pandemic, so there's no starting point to measure from. Where we show Progress 8, it's the latest published figure (2023/24, final), labelled with its year. Progress 8 compares schools within one year, so you can't compare it from one year to the next. DfE guidance

There's no primary progress measure for 2024/25 either, because there's no key stage 1 baseline. The DfE is bringing it back for 2025/26, and we'll add it when the school data is out.

Why some schools aren't ranked

Shown beside each unranked school:

Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
Small cohort: fewer than 11 pupils, so one or two pupils would swing the result.
Cohort not published: the DfE didn't publish a cohort figure for this school.
Result suppressed: the DfE withheld the figure to protect pupils' privacy. For secondary results it does this when 5 or fewer pupils are in the group.
Result not available: the DfE didn't publish this measure for this school.

Reading the columns

Cohort: the number of pupils the results cover.
Disadvantaged: the share of pupils counted as disadvantaged by the DfE.
EHCP and SEN support: the share of pupils with an education, health and care plan, and the share on SEN support, from the January 2026 census. For primary schools this census is from a different year to the results.
A blank means the DfE didn't publish the figure. It isn't a zero.

Secondary (KS4)

Secondary (KS4): 2025/26, provisional. Published by the DfE on 15 October 2026. The DfE will revise these figures in February 2027. Source DfE source file: ks4_performance_tables_schools_2023-24_to_2025-26.csv.

SEND figures: January 2026 school census, published 11 June 2026. Source DfE source file: sen_school_level_2025-26.csv.

Key stage 4 (2025/26, Provisional)
LA rank	England rank	School	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ Eng & maths	Latest Progress 8	Cohort	Disadvantaged %	SEND %	Why unranked
1	612	Trinity Academy St. Edwards · Free schools	53.4	65.5%	—	171	26.9%	13.7%	—
2	805	Penistone Grammar School · Community school	51.4	59.1%	0.33 (2023/24)	318	15.4%	18.6%	—
3	891	Darton Academy · Sponsored academies	50.7	66.1%	0.37 (2023/24)	186	27.4%	12.9%	—
4	1,139	Horizon Community College · Converter academies	49	53%	-0.07 (2023/24)	370	31.1%	16%	—
5	1,564	Kirk Balk Academy · Sponsored academies	46.4	54%	-0.13 (2023/24)	252	29.4%	23.3%	—
6	2,137	Outwood Academy Shafton · Sponsored academies	43.3	41.8%	-0.44 (2023/24)	261	39.1%	11.9%	—
7	2,341	Outwood Academy Carlton · Sponsored academies	42	49%	-0.25 (2023/24)	210	40.5%	19.7%	—
8	2,425	Barnsley Academy · Sponsored academies	41.6	35.5%	-0.39 (2023/24)	169	49.1%	18.6%	—
9	2,505	Netherwood Academy · Sponsored academies	41	38.3%	-0.41 (2023/24)	222	33.8%	17.4%	—
10	2,749	Astrea Academy Dearne · Converter academies	39.3	35.4%	-0.67 (2023/24)	195	39%	25.4%	—
11	2,985	Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School · Sponsored academies	37.2	23.3%	-0.74 (2023/24)	133	38.3%	24%	—
—	—	Barnsley College · Further education 14-16 colleges	6.5	1.8%	-3.20 (2023/24)	113	6.2%	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	Greenacre School · Converter academies - special school	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	—	30	56.7%	100%	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	Park House School · Independent special schools	1.8	0%	—	6	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	100%	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	Springwell Special Academy · Converter academies - special school	4	0%	-1.42 (2023/24)	22	77.3%	100%	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	The Robert Ogden School · Independent special schools	0.9	0%	—	16	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	100%	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	West Riding Academy · Converter academies - special school	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school. (2023/24)	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.

About this data

Rankings without context can mislead. These tables use official Department for Education statistics (Key stage 4 performance, published 15 October 2026). 2025/26 key stage 4 data is PROVISIONAL and will be revised by DfE in February 2027. There is no Progress 8 for 2024/25 or 2025/26 because these pupils did not sit KS2 tests during the COVID-19 pandemic; where shown, Progress 8 is the latest published figure (2023/24) and is labelled with its year. Progress 8 is relative and in-year, so it cannot be compared year on year. EBacc measures are not included (removed from the 2025/26 tables). DfE suppresses secondary results where 5 or fewer pupils are in the cohort, including sub-groups (DfE, Secondary accountability measures guidance, updated 20 October 2026: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-8-school-performance-measure/secondary-accountability-measures-2025-guidance-for-maintained-secondary-schools-academies-and-free-schools). Rankings based on attainment alone do not account for pupils' starting points or context. Please consider cohort size, disadvantage and SEND figures shown alongside each school. Schools with fewer than 11 pupils, or with figures suppressed by DfE ("c"), are not ranked. Special, independent and alternative provision schools are shown but not ranked. Results are not comparable with 2019/20 to 2021/22. SEND percentages are from the January 2026 school census (Special educational needs in England, published 11 June 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Primary (KS2)

Primary (KS2): 2024/25, final. Published by the DfE on 23 April 2026. 2025/26 school results are due in December 2026. Source DfE source file: ks2_institution_schools_performance_2022-23_to_2024-25.csv.

SEND figures: January 2026 school census, published 11 June 2026. Source DfE source file: sen_school_level_2025-26.csv.

Key stage 2 (2024/25, Final)
LA rank	England rank	School	RWM expected	RWM higher	Cohort	Disadvantaged %	SEND %	Why unranked
1	214	Bank End Primary Academy · Academy converter	92%	20%	25	48%	18.6%	—
2	514	Summerfields Primary Academy · Academy converter	88%	9%	32	22%	14.5%	—
3	547	Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School · Voluntary controlled school	87%	29%	31	6%	13.4%	—
4	609	Hunningley Primary Academy · Academy converter	87%	15%	61	64%	15.1%	—
5	746	Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Voluntary controlled school	86%	7%	28	25%	22%	—
6	805	Hoylandswaine Primary School · Academy sponsor led	85%	20%	20	0%	19.2%	—
7	809	Birdwell Primary School · Academy converter	85%	19%	27	30%	19.9%	—
8	951	Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School · Community school	84%	16%	19	16%	9.6%	—
9	1,040	Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Voluntary controlled school	83%	26%	23	0%	14.4%	—
10	1,212	Silkstone Primary School · Community school	83%	3%	29	0%	14%	—
11	1,535	Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School · Voluntary aided school	81%	8%	26	4%	15.2%	—
12	1,582	Oakwell Rise Primary Academy · Academy sponsor led	81%	0%	31	61%	20%	—
13	1,608	Gawber Primary School · Community school	80%	27%	30	10%	15.2%	—
14	1,802	Springvale Primary School · Community school	80%	7%	30	10%	13.6%	—
15	1,825	Churchfield Primary School · Academy converter	80%	5%	59	37%	22.7%	—
16	2,250	Oxspring Primary School · Community school	78%	11%	18	0%	20.7%	—
17	2,722	Outwood Primary Academy Darfield · Academy sponsor led	76%	24%	21	33%	15%	—
18	2,764	Burton Road Primary School · Community school	76%	17%	42	29%	14.2%	—
19	2,773	Mapplewell Primary School · Academy converter	76%	16%	45	27%	13.1%	—
20	3,091	Joseph Locke Primary School · Community school	75%	13%	56	36%	21.6%	—
21	3,295	Highgate Primary Academy · Academy converter	75%	2%	44	27%	21.7%	—
22	3,405	Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School · Voluntary aided school	74%	13%	72	14%	17.3%	—
23	3,697	Millhouse Primary School · Community school	73%	14%	22	27%	24%	—
24	3,818	Keresforth Primary School · Community school	73%	9%	33	24%	15.2%	—
25	4,248	Wellgate Primary School · Academy converter	72%	7%	57	33%	18.2%	—
26	4,347	Parkside Primary Academy · Academy converter	72%	0%	29	28%	28.4%	—
27	4,593	Wilthorpe Primary School · Academy converter	71%	7%	59	24%	13.7%	—
28	5,017	Jump Primary School · Community school	70%	6%	33	30%	22.1%	—
29	5,125	The Forest Academy · Academy sponsor led	70%	0%	43	42%	18.5%	—
30	5,478	Gooseacre Primary Academy · Academy sponsor led	69%	3%	35	57%	20.3%	—
31	5,509	Oakhill Primary Academy · Academy converter	69%	0%	45	27%	19.6%	—
32	5,591	Lift Meadstead · Academy sponsor led	68%	14%	28	54%	32.1%	—
33	5,637	Goldthorpe Primary Academy · Academy converter	68%	12%	34	59%	22.8%	—
34	5,745	Laithes Primary School · Academy sponsor led	68%	8%	38	76%	27.6%	—
35	5,818	Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy · Academy sponsor led	68%	5%	22	32%	16.2%	—
36	5,997	Milefield Primary School · Academy converter	67%	14%	42	52%	21.4%	—
37	6,333	Lacewood Primary School · Community school	67%	3%	30	57%	26.4%	—
38	6,370	Barugh Green Primary School · Academy converter	67%	2%	45	11%	11%	—
39	6,467	Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange · Academy sponsor led	66%	29%	59	54%	10.7%	—
40	6,498	Athersley South Primary School · Academy converter	66%	15%	41	44%	27.8%	—
41	6,522	Hoyland Common Primary School · Academy converter	66%	12%	59	24%	24.8%	—
42	6,551	Worsbrough Common Primary School · Academy converter	66%	10%	58	57%	24.9%	—
43	6,746	Upperwood Academy · Academy converter	66%	0%	29	48%	17.5%	—
44	7,192	Carlton Primary Academy · Academy converter	64%	12%	42	33%	20.5%	—
45	7,239	High View Primary Learning Centre · Academy converter	64%	9%	55	55%	21.9%	—
46	7,448	Shawlands Primary School · Community school	64%	0%	44	25%	15.4%	—
46	7,448	The Hill Primary Academy · Academy converter	64%	0%	47	49%	22.7%	—
48	7,566	Cherry Dale Primary School · Community school	63%	13%	38	37%	21.8%	—
49	7,692	Ward Green Primary School · Academy converter	63%	8%	60	40%	23%	—
50	7,873	Carrfield Primary Academy · Academy converter	63%	3%	35	40%	18.4%	—
50	7,873	The Mill Academy · Academy sponsor led	63%	3%	30	57%	23.7%	—
52	7,951	Heather Garth Primary School Academy · Academy converter	63%	0%	30	43%	30.3%	—
53	8,316	Lift St Helen's · Academy sponsor led	62%	0%	29	45%	18%	—
53	8,316	Sandhill Primary School · Academy converter	62%	0%	29	55%	25%	—
55	8,432	Birkwood Primary School · Community school	61%	9%	44	36%	16.2%	—
56	9,046	Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy · Academy converter	59%	18%	17	12%	17.3%	—
57	9,124	Lift Shafton · Academy sponsor led	59%	7%	29	41%	16.2%	—
58	9,292	The Ellis Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School · Voluntary aided school	59%	0%	29	21%	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	—
59	9,542	Darton Primary School · Academy converter	58%	3%	33	15%	14.8%	—
60	9,757	Wombwell Park Street Primary School · Academy converter	57%	7%	44	27%	21.4%	—
61	9,854	Kexborough Primary School · Academy converter	57%	4%	28	32%	17.6%	—
62	9,963	All Saints Academy Darfield · Academy sponsor led	57%	0%	28	43%	20.8%	—
63	10,455	West Meadows Primary School · Academy converter	55%	7%	29	48%	22.4%	—
64	10,489	Royston St John Baptist CE Primary · Academy converter	55%	5%	20	30%	22.2%	—
64	10,489	Summer Lane Primary · Community school	55%	5%	44	34%	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	—
66	10,749	Queens Road Academy · Academy sponsor led	54%	4%	28	50%	12%	—
67	11,047	Holy Rood Catholic Primary School · Voluntary aided school	53%	3%	30	10%	18.1%	—
68	11,339	Ladywood Primary School · Academy converter	52%	3%	29	55%	30.5%	—
69	11,514	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley · Academy converter	51%	3%	35	26%	12.5%	—
70	11,808	St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School · Voluntary aided school	50%	0%	20	30%	19.8%	—
71	11,980	Athersley North Primary School · Community school	49%	2%	41	61%	31.4%	—
72	12,093	Greenfield Primary School · Community school	48%	6%	33	48%	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	—
73	12,149	Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School · Academy sponsor led	48%	2%	54	33%	24%	—
74	12,170	Hoyland Springwood Primary School · Academy sponsor led	48%	0%	21	81%	47.8%	—
75	13,213	Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre · Community school	41%	0%	58	50%	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	—
76	13,585	Thurlstone Primary School · Community school	37%	0%	27	4%	16.4%	—
77	13,740	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School · Voluntary aided school	35%	0%	20	15%	21.2%	—
78	14,296	St Helen's Catholic Primary School · Voluntary aided school	0%	0%	22	45%	28.6%	—
—	—	Greenacre School · Academy converter special	0%	0%	27	41%	100%	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	Springwell Special Academy · Academy converter special	0%	0%	15	100%	100%	Not in scope: independent, special, non-maintained special and FE 14–16 schools are listed but not ranked, because they aren't compared on the same basis.
—	—	Summer Lane Primary · Academy sponsor led	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	No data published. The DfE has not published this figure for this school.	15.1%	Cohort not published: the DfE didn't publish a cohort figure for this school.

About this data

Rankings without context can mislead. These tables use official Department for Education statistics (Key stage 2 attainment, school-level 2024/25 FINAL data, API version dated 23 April 2026). 2025/26 school-level results are due from DfE in December 2026. KS2 progress measures were not published for 2023/24 or 2024/25 because there is no KS1 baseline; DfE is reinstating them for 2025/26 and they will be added when the school-level 2025/26 data is published. Suppression follows DfE's published codes only. Rankings based on attainment alone do not account for pupils' starting points or context. Please consider cohort size, disadvantage and SEND figures shown alongside each school. Schools with fewer than 11 eligible pupils, or with figures suppressed by DfE ("c"), are not ranked. Special schools are shown but not ranked. SEND percentages are from the January 2026 school census (Special educational needs in England, published 11 June 2026), a different year from the results. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.