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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 October 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry472 applications · 309 places offered · 311 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.6
- 2025 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.9
- 2024 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2023 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2022 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.5
- 2021 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.5
- 2020 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.5
- 2019 1.7; Barnsley median median 1.6
- 2018 1.6; Barnsley median median 1.3
- 2017 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2016 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2015 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
- 2014 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.9
- This school
- Barnsley median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 309 | 472 | 1.5 | 311 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 315 | 504 | 1.6 | 307 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 302 | 484 | 1.6 | 293 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 299 | 517 | 1.7 | 337 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 302 | 471 | 1.6 | 321 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 319 | 488 | 1.5 | 318 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 302 | 535 | 1.8 | 354 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2019 | 304 | 527 | 1.7 | 343 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 | 315 | 509 | 1.6 | 325 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 289 | 522 | 1.8 | 308 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 263 | 531 | 2.0 | 294 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 | 256 | 552 | 2.2 | 338 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2014 | 263 | 497 | 1.9 | 291 | 1.11 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 318 | 51.4 | 59% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 329 | 53.6 | 60% | 76% | – |
| 2023/24 | 310 | 55.4 | 67% | 82% | +0.33 |
| 2022/23 | 317 | 55.8 | 66% | 83% | +0.46 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Penistone Grammar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · KirkleesStandards maintained2025
- 6.7 km · SheffieldRequires significant improvement 20262.4applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 6.8 km · KirkleesGraded · no overall grade202451.8Attainment 8
- 8.0 km · BarnsleyGood20231.6applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 8.9 km · BarnsleyRemains Good · improving20232.0applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 9.2 km · BarnsleyOutstanding20243.6applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
- 9.9 km · Kirklees2026
- 10.5 km · KirkleesOutstanding20231.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 106653 · 370/4027
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,877 pupils · 1,946 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 7BX
- Local authority
- Barnsley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources