List of schools in Barnsley
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This is a list of educational establishments in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
, South Yorkshire
, England
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Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....
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South Yorkshire
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Secondary schools
| Name | Ages | Location | Type | Specialist Status | Roll | GCSE 5 A*-C Pass Rate | A Level Points Score | Value-added score | Ofsted | Website |
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| Barnsley Academy | 11-19 | Worsbrough Worsbrough Worsbrough is an area about two miles south of Barnsley in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.-Geography:Worsbrough includes Worsbrough Bridge, Worsbrough Common, Worsbrough Dale, Worsbrough Village and Ward Green. The River Dove flows east-west through Worsbrough and... |
Academy | - | 441 | 20% | - | 1037.2 | 131749 | Website |
| Darton High School Darton High School Darton High School is a Secondary School in Darton in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is a specialist Humanities College. The school provides education for more than 1,100 pupils in Years 7 to 11.- History :... |
11-16 | Kexborough | Community comprehensive | Humanities | 1137 | 34% | - | 980.3 | 106651 | Website |
| Edward Sheerien School | 11-16 | Barnsley | Community comprehensive | - | 743 | 24% | - | 1026.2 | 106645 | Website |
| Holgate School Holgate School (Barnsley) -Admissions:It was recently awarded the status of Sports College in 2005 for its attention to sporting achievements.-History:Holgate School was originally founded in 1546 in Hemsworth by Robert Holgate, the Archbishop of York. In 1888 it was re-organised and moved to Barnsley, South Yorkshire... |
11-16 | Barnsley | Voluntary controlled comprehensive | Sports | 952 | 34% | - | 1002.4 | 106657 | |
| Kirk Balk School Kirk Balk School Kirk Balk School is a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.It was designated a specialist Technology College in September 2002 and serves the communities of Hoyland, Hoyland Common, Elsecar, Birdwell, Pilley, Tankersley and further afield.... |
11-16 | Kirk Balk, Hoyland Hoyland Hoyland is a town near Barnsley in Northern England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland, and Hoyland Common.The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. That name was given to it when to prevent confusion with High Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed... |
Community comprehensive | Technology | - | |||||
| Penistone Grammar School Penistone Grammar School Penistone Grammar School is a comprehensive school and former grammar school in Penistone, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1392 and its most notable alumnus is Nicholas Saunderson, the probable inventor of Bayes theorem, in the eighteenth... |
11-18 | Penistone Penistone Penistone is a small town market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 10,101 at the 2001 census. It lies west of the town of Barnsley and north east of Glossop, in the foothills of the Pennines... |
Community comprehensive | Business and Enterprise | 1559 | 51% | 885.4 | 1004.1 | 106653 | Website |
| Priory School and Sports College Priory School and Sports College Priory School and Sports College was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It served the area including Lundwood, Monk Bretton, Cudworth and Cundy Cross.... |
11-16 | Barnsley | Community comprehensive | Sports | - | |||||
| Royston High School Royston High School Royston High School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.Along with City School, Sheffield, Royston High School has links with Malealea in Lesotho, small groups of pupils visit biannually... |
11-16 | Royston Royston, South Yorkshire Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated in to the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974 and is now on the border with West Yorkshire... |
Community comprehensive | - | - | |||||
| St Michael's Catholic and Church of England High School St Michael's Catholic and Church of England High School St Michaels Catholic and Church of England High School is a co-educational voluntary aided comprehensive school for students aged from 11 to 16. The school is jointly funded by the Education Department of the UK, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam and the Church of England Diocese of Wakefield. ... |
11-16 | Barnsley | Voluntary aided comprehensive | - | - | |||||
| Dearne Advanced Learning Centre | 11-16 | Goldthorpe Goldthorpe Goldthorpe is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Anciently a small medieval farming village, Goldthorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book and was under the Manor of Bolton upon Dearne which was once owned by Roger de Busli.Goldthorpe railway station... |
Community comprehensive | Humanities | - | |||||
| The Elmhirst School The Elmhirst School The Elmhirst School was a comprehensive school on the B6100 in Worsbrough Dale, south of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.-History:It was the Worsbrough High School, which became known as Elmhirst School in the 1990s... |
11-16 | Worsbrough Dale | Community comprehensive | - | - | |||||
| The Foulstone School | 11-16 | Darfield Darfield, South Yorkshire Darfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies east of the town of Barnsley. It had a population of 8,066 at the 2001 UK Census.-History:... |
Community comprehensive | - | - | |||||
| The Kingstone School The Kingstone School Kingstone School is a secondary school located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1987, Kingstone provides secondary education to pupils aged 11–16... |
11-16 | Barnsley | Community comprehensive | Arts | - | |||||
| Willowgarth High School Willowgarth High School Willowgarth High School is a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.... |
11-16 | Grimethorpe Grimethorpe Grimethorpe is a large village which is part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,873.... |
Community comprehensive | - | - | |||||
| Wombwell High School Wombwell High School Wombwell High School is a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.... |
11-16 | Wombwell Wombwell Wombwell is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 15,180.Its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow".... |
Community comprehensive | Humanities | - |
Primary schools
- Athersley North Primary School (3-11, community school, AthersleyAthersleyAthersley is an estate in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, and is divided somewhat unevenly into two regions, North and South....
) - Athersley South Primary School (3-11, community school, Athersley)
- Barugh Green Primary School (4-11, community school, Barugh Green)
- Birdwell Primary School (5-11, community school, BirdwellBirdwell, South YorkshireBirdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.Birdwell is located approximately 4.5 miles south of Barnsley and neighbouring villages include Worsbrough Village, Tankersley , and Hoyland Common.The A61 Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of...
) - Birkwood Primary School (5-11, community school, CudworthCudworth, South YorkshireCudworth is a semi-rural village on the outskirts of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Cudworth has a busy village centre surrounded by some housing and green belt countryside...
) - Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBrierley Church of England VC Primary School is located in Brierley, South Yorkshire, England in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. The present school was opened at Easter 1981. It is of modern design and situated within its own grounds...
(4-11, voluntary controlled school, BrierleyBrierleyBrierley is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), close to the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the south-west of Hemsworth, off the A628 road, and is located at approximately 53° 35' 40" North, 1° 23' West, at an elevation of around...
) - Burton Road Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Carlton Primary School (3-11, community school, Carlton)
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (5-11, voluntary controlled school, CawthorneCawthorneCawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village was once the centre of a localised iron and coal mining industry, though today it is the centre of a very affluent commuter belt, west of Barnsley...
) - Cudworth Churchfield Primary School (3-11, community school, Cudworth)
- Darfield Upperwood Primary SchoolDarfield Upperwood Primary SchoolDarfield Upperwood Primary School is a 4–11 community primary school located in Darfield, Barnsley, England. First opened on5 November 1973, it is situated in an old mining community with changing patterns of employment. Most of the around 260 pupils are White British witha small number of...
(4-11, community school, DarfieldDarfield, South YorkshireDarfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies east of the town of Barnsley. It had a population of 8,066 at the 2001 UK Census.-History:...
) - Darfield Valley Primary School (3-11, community school, Darfield)
- Darfield, All Saints, Church of EnglandDarfield, All Saints, Church of EnglandDarfield, All Saints, Church of England is a primary school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England....
(Voluntary Controlled) Primary School]] (3-11 voluntary controlled school, Darfield) - Darton Primary School (3-11, community school, DartonDartonDarton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley , on the border with West Yorkshire. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of approximately 14,927...
) - Dearne Carrfield Primary School (5-11, community school, Bolton-Upon-Dearne)
- Dearne Goldthorpe Primary School (3-11, community school, GoldthorpeGoldthorpeGoldthorpe is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Anciently a small medieval farming village, Goldthorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book and was under the Manor of Bolton upon Dearne which was once owned by Roger de Busli.Goldthorpe railway station...
) - Dearne Highgate Primary School (3-11, community school, Goldthorpe)
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofEDodworth St John the Baptist CofEDodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is a 'voluntary aided school' in Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.It is a 'voluntary aided school', which means the school is established by an organisation other than the Local Education Authority , in this case the Church of England...
(VA) Primary School]] (3-11, voluntary aided school, DodworthDodworthDodworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 5,742.-History:Dodworth is a former coal mining village with approximately 5,800 people The land occupying the former mine is now the Dodworth Business Park...
) - Doncaster Road Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Elsecar Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided PrimaryElsecar Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided PrimaryElsecar Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary is a primary school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England....
(4-11 voluntary aided school, ElsecarElsecarElsecar is a village forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Like many villages in the area, it was for many years a coal mining village until the widespread pit closures during the 1980s. Elsecar is next to the villages of Hoyland and Jump.Elsecar is...
) - Gawber Primary School (5-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Gooseacre Primary School (3-11, community school, ThurnscoeThurnscoeThurnscoe is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village is approximately half way between Barnsley and Doncaster, but sufficiently far enough from both to be out of their urban sprawl...
) - Greenfield Primary School (5-11, community school, HoylandHoylandHoyland is a town near Barnsley in Northern England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland, and Hoyland Common.The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. That name was given to it when to prevent confusion with High Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed...
) - Grove Street Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Heather Garth Primary School (5-11, community school, Bolton-Upon-Dearne)
- High View Primary Learning Centre (3-11, community school, WombwellWombwellWombwell is a small town near Barnsley, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 15,180.Its name's origin may mean "Womba's Well", or "well in a hollow"....
) - Holy Cross Deanery Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (4-11 voluntary aided school, Barnsley)
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (3-11, voluntary aided school, Barnsley)
- Hoyland Common Primary School (4-11, community school, Hoyland Common)
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School (5-11, community school, Hoyland)
- Hoylandswaine Primary School (5-11, community school, HoylandswaineHoylandswaineHoylandswaine is a village in the county of South Yorkshire.Located near Penistone and west of the M1 along the A628 it enjoys easy access to more significant locales such as Sheffield, Barnsley, Manchester and even Leeds.-External links:...
) - Hunningley Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Jump Primary School (3-11, community school, JumpJump, South YorkshireJump is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.According to local legend, Jump village was named Jump after a small river that ran through the village and the local coal miners having to 'jump' over the river to gain access.Jump has a small selection of pubs...
) - Kendray Primary School (3-11, community school, KendrayKendrayKendray is a village in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England that lies between Sheffield Road and Doncaster Road, both of which lead out of/ in to Barnsley town centre....
) - Keresforth Primary School (5-11, community school, Dodworth)
- Kexborough Primary School (5-11, community school, Darton)
- Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre (5-11, community school, Wombwell)
- Lacewood Primary School (3-11, community school, Bolton-Upon-Dearne)
- Ladywood Primary School (3-11, community school, GrimethorpeGrimethorpeGrimethorpe is a large village which is part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,873....
) - Littleworth Grange Primary Learning Centre (5-11, community school, LundwoodLundwoodLundwood is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.-History:Lying about three miles from Barnsley town centre, Lundwood is built around the ruins of Monk Bretton Priory which was founded in 1154 as the Priory of St Mary Magdalene of Lund by Adam Fitswaine...
) - Longcar Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Mapplewell Primary School (3-11, community school, MapplewellMapplewellMapplewell is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Formerly part of the now defunct Barnsley West and Penistone borough constituency, following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and...
) - Milefield Primary School (3-11, community school, Grimethorpe)
- Millhouse Primary School (4-11, community school, Millhouse GreenMillhouse GreenMillhouse Green is a village on the north banks of the River Don on the A628 road west of Penistone in the English county of South Yorkshire.Administratively, Millhouse Green forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and Penistone civil parish....
) - Oakhill Primary School (Barnsley) (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Oxspring Primary School (4-11, community school, OxspringOxspringOxspring is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,048.- History :...
) - Pontefract Road Primary School (3-11, community school, Cudworth)
- Richard Newman Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Royston Meadstead Primary School (3-11, community school, RoystonRoyston, South YorkshireRoyston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated in to the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974 and is now on the border with West Yorkshire...
) - Royston Parkside Primary School (3-11, community school, Royston)
- Royston St John The Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (5-11, voluntary aided school, Royston)
- Royston Summer Fields Primary School (4-11, community school, Royston)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (3-11, voluntary aided school, Goldthorpe)
- Sandhill Primary School (5-11, community school, Great HoughtonGreat Houghton, South YorkshireGreat Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the west of Thurnscoe, on the B6411 road, and is located at approximately 53° 33' 20" North, 1° 21' West, at an elevation of around 60...
) - Shafton Primary School (4-11, community school, ShaftonShaftonShafton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,840. The parish contains the villages of Shafton and Shafton Two Gates....
) - Shawlands Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School (4-11, community school, Silkstone CommonSilkstone CommonSilkstone Common is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.The village has Junior and Infants Schools, a railway station, a single local shop and the Station Inn....
) - Silkstone Primary School (4-11, community school, SilkstoneSilkstoneSilkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Barnsley and Penistone, and includes the village of Silkstone Common...
) - Springvale Primary School (3-11, community school, PenistonePenistonePenistone is a small town market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 10,101 at the 2001 census. It lies west of the town of Barnsley and north east of Glossop, in the foothills of the Pennines...
) - St Dominic's Catholic Primary School (3-11, voluntary aided school, Barnsley)
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School (5-11, voluntary aided school, Hoyland)
- St Helen's Primary School (3-11, community school,, Barnsley)
- St John The Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Infant School (3-7, voluntary aided school, Penistone)
- St John The Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School (7-11, voluntary aided school, Penistone)
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (4-11 voluntary aided school, Barnsley)
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (4-11 voluntary aided school, Wombwell)
- Summer Lane Primary School (3-11, community school, Barnsley)
- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School (3-11, voluntary aided school, TankersleyTankersley, South YorkshireTankersley is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,414....
) - The Edmunds Primary School (3-11, community school, Worsbrough Bridge)
- The Ellis Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School]] (3-11, voluntary aided school, HemingfieldHemingfieldHemingfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.The Elsecar Steam Railway currently terminates at Hemingfield; however, there is no platform at present, so there are plans to build a proposed Hemingfield railway station as part of an extension to...
) - The Hill Primary School (3-11, community school, ThurnscoeThurnscoeThurnscoe is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village is approximately half way between Barnsley and Doncaster, but sufficiently far enough from both to be out of their urban sprawl...
) - Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School]] (4-11, voluntary controlled school, ThurgolandThurgolandThurgoland is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,801. The village has one primary school, the Holy Trinity and a Methodist Chapel. There are four public houses: The Monkey,...
) - Thurlstone Primary School (4-11, community school, ThurlstoneThurlstoneThurlstone is a village near Penistone in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.Originally it was a small farming community. Some industries developed using water power from the River Don...
) - Ward Green Primary School (5-11, community school, Worsbrough)
- Wellgate Primary School (3-11, community school, Mapplewell)
- West Meadows Primary School (3-11, community school, Hoyland)
- Wilthorpe Infant School (?-7 community school, Barnsley)
- Wilthorpe Junior School (7-11 community school, Barnsley)
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School (3-11, community school, Wombwell)
- Worsbrough Bank End Primary School (3-11, community school, Worsbrough)
- Worsbrough Common Primary School (3-11, community school, Worsbrough)
- Worsbrough St Mary's CofE Primary School (4-11 voluntary aided school, Birdwell)
Independent schools
- Barnsley Christian SchoolBarnsley Christian SchoolBarnsley Christian School is an independent school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1985 and is associated with Hope House Church, formerly known as Barnsley Christian Fellowship. The school takes pupils from Reception through to Year 11....
(2-16, independent non-selective school, Barnsley) - Silverwood School (independent preparatory school and nursery, Silkstone)
Further education colleges
- Barnsley CollegeBarnsley CollegeBarnsley College is a further education college just outside the town centre of Barnsley, England. It has several campuses: Eastgate House, the Falcon Centre, the SciTech Centre, Old Mill Lane Site, Construction Centre Site, Bell Vue and the Honeywell Centre...
(16+, further education institute, Barnsley) - Northern CollegeNorthern CollegeNorthern College is a college of applied arts and technology in Northern Ontario. The College's catchment area extends across . More than 65 communities within Northeastern Ontario are served by four campuses located in Timmins , Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, and Haileybury. Annual enrolment is...
(adult education college, StainboroughStainboroughStainborough is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 399.-External links:...
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Higher education institutions
- University Centre BarnsleyUniversity of HuddersfieldThe University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.- History :The University traces its roots back to a Science and Mechanic Institute founded in 1825...
- Part of the University of Huddersfield