Park House School, South Yorkshire
Park House School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 17 in South Yorkshire.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Park House School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Park House School are Paces School for Conductive Education (1.2 miles, Good); West Riding Academy (3.1 miles); Greenacre School (3.6 miles, Outstanding); and Woolley Wood School (4.2 miles, Good).
Paces School for Conductive EducationWest Riding AcademyGreenacre SchoolWoolley Wood School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Park House School has an education, health and care plan (20 of 20 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chapeltown Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wentworth Way/Maple Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 43 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnsley (121).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 21 June 2023, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
16 June 2026
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Park House School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Barnsley is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
20 pupils
24 places
4 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - South Yorkshire
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for South Yorkshire
Across Barnsley council
Places available
2,717
Applications
2,653
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All secondary applications across Barnsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Park House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
20
Total Pupils
20
Boys
0
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Park House School
Questions parents ask about Park House School
What are GCSE results like at Park House School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Park House School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Park House School last inspected?
Park House School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in June 2026.
How many pupils go to Park House School?
Park House School has around 20 pupils on roll.
Does Park House School have specialist SEN provision?
Park House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Park House School?
Park House School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Park House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Barnsley is 11 (the median across 96 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Park House School?
Park House School is at Wentworth Way, Tankersley, South Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, S75 3DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)