Barnsley College, Barnsley

Post-16
Further education
Mixed
Ages 1499

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr David Akeroyd
LA:Barnsley
Phone:01226216216
Address:PO Box 266, Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2YW
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:130524
UKPRN:10000536
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Barnsley North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Leadership & management.

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
Disadvantaged(8)-2.40%
Not known to be disadvantaged(65)-6.53.1%
Boys(32)-6.43.1%
Boys(45)-2.936.50%
Boys(43)-2.956.34.7%
Girls(50)-3.446.40%
Girls(41)-5.82.4%
Girls(36)-3.224.92.8%

academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language134
Mathematics130
Combined Science58
Social Studies3
English Literature2
Biology1
Other Modern Languages1
Statistics1
Art and Design1

2024/25 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 79 students

Continued education58%
Further education56%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment5%
Not in education/employment22%

202223 data

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 78 students

Continued education60%
Further education56%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment6%
Not in education/employment21%

202122 data

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 85 students

Continued education48%
Further education47%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment11%
Not in education/employment25%

202021 data

Getting There

Train Stations

Barnsley Rail Station (West Entrance)
435m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

West Way/Wellington Street (adj)
139m · 2 min walk
Eldon Street/Market Hill (nr)
157m · 3 min walk
Shambles Street/St Marys Gate (adj)
211m · 3 min walk
Shambles Street/Peel Parade (at)
228m · 4 min walk
West Way/Sheffield Road (nr)
228m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Barnsley

High pressure
New homes approved:3,063
Projected new pupils:551

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Barnsley

Admissions Demand - Barnsley

Low demand0.96x oversubscription

Places available

2,720

Applications

2,603

Got 1st preference

88.7%

Got preferred school

98.3%

Secondary admissions across Barnsley (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
8 March 2022
26 October 2017

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