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Academy special converter · Barnsley

Springwell Special Academy

  • 5–16Ages
  • 136Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 141563URN

St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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.

School details

Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
141563 · 370/7010
Trust
Wellspring Academy Trust
Capacity
132 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals
75.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 December 2014
Replaced
Springwell Community Special School (URN 135275)
Address
St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY
Local authority
Barnsley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources