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Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School

  • 3–16Ages
  • 1,108Pupils
  • All-throughPhase
  • Church of England/Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 144606URN

Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2LF

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.8per place
1.2 above Barnsley median (1.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Barnsley

236 applications for 84 places · 2nd of 11 in Barnsley
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
37.2of 90
11th of 11 in Barnsley
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early years provisionGood

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.8applications per place, Year 7
1.2 above Barnsley median (1.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

236 applications · 84 places offered · 89 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.6
  2. 2025 2.9; Barnsley median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.9; Barnsley median median 1.7
  4. 2023 2.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
  5. 2022 2.1; Barnsley median median 1.5
  6. 2021 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.5
  7. 2020 2.2; Barnsley median median 1.5
  8. 2019 2.3; Barnsley median median 1.6
  9. 2018 2.8; Barnsley median median 1.3; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.6; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
  11. 2016 3.5; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
  12. 2015 3.3; Barnsley median median 1.7; as the previous school
  13. 2014 3.6; Barnsley median median 1.9; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 8 of 8 years.
  • This school
  • Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as Holy Trinity (URN 135896), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.5 per place (69 applications for 45 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026842362.8891.06
Sep 2025691992.9660.96
Sep 2024732112.9680.93
Sep 20231092462.3720.66
Sep 2022771582.1680.88
Sep 2021841591.9580.69
Sep 2020701512.2430.61
Sep 2019711662.3470.66
Sep 2018 *601652.8430.72
Sep 2017 *792062.6740.94
Sep 2016 *802823.51081.35
Sep 2015 *792573.31131.43
Sep 2014 *732633.61181.62

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

133 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.211th of 11 in Barnsley
Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%11th of 11 in Barnsley
Grade 4 or above in English and maths44%
  • This school
  • Barnsley median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.74
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)13337.223%44%–
2024/2513737.520%47%–
2023/2413634.215%37%−0.74
2022/2313237.124%49%−0.52

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
URN · DfE number
144606 · 370/4011
Trust
St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Capacity
1,150 pupils · 1,108 on roll
Free school meals
31.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 May 2018
Replaced
Holy Trinity (URN 135896)
Address
Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2LF
Local authority
Barnsley

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