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Barnsley College

PO Box 266, Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2YW ·

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At a glance

A state further education college for ages 14 and over in Barnsley. Colleges are inspected under Ofsted's further education framework, which isn't included here. A-level results are below the England average (31.8 points per entry vs 35.0, 2024/25).

Ages
14–99
Pupils
–
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Barnsley
Headteacher
Mr David Akeroyd

Inspection

No published Ofsted inspection for this school yet. New schools and recently converted academies are usually inspected within their first few years.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 73 pupils

Attainment 8
6.1
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
2.7%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
6.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-3.20
2023/24 · CI -3.5 to -2.89
This school
6.1
Barnsley
44
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
–
Capacity
–
Girls / boys
–
Mixed
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