Schools in S75
Primary and secondary schools serving S75, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 62,888 (2024)
Schools in S75
23 schools in S75: 19 primary, 2 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 21 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent13%
- Good73.9%
- Needs improvement4.3%
- Not rated8.7%
The largest schools here
- Horizon Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,909 pupils · 95% fullGood1.1 miles · October 2023
- Darton AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,099 pupils · 92% fullGood1.7 miles · February 2023
- Wellgate Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 424 pupils · 102% fullGood1.9 miles · July 2016
- Wilthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 394 pupils · 94% fullGood1.2 miles · March 2024
- Hoyland Common Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 384 pupils · 91% fullGood5.1 miles · July 2022
- Mapplewell Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 343 pupils · 127% fullGood1.9 miles · February 2024
- Darton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 297 pupils · 110% fullGood1.6 miles · June 2022
- Summer Lane PrimaryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 285 pupilsGood1.1 miles · November 2023
- Barugh Green Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 263 pupils · 83% fullGood0.6 miles · February 2024
- Keresforth Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 224 pupils · 107% fullGood1.6 miles · October 2022
- Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 94% fullGood4.8 miles · July 2023
- Gawber Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 211 pupils · 100% fullExcellent0.4 miles · May 2024
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 208 pupils · 92% fullGood1.1 miles · February 2024
- Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 202 pupils · 96% fullGood4.4 miles · July 2022
- Silkstone Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 200 pupils · 95% fullGood2.2 miles · December 2023
- Birdwell Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 191 pupils · 91% fullExcellent4.1 miles · January 2026
- Kexborough Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 187 pupils · 89% fullGood1.8 miles · June 2014
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 160 pupils · 114% fullGood2.2 miles · January 2024
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 135 pupils · 90% fullGood2.5 miles · October 2022
- West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 118 pupils · 98% fullExcellent4.4 miles · November 2025
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 104 pupils · 50% fullNeeds improvement1.2 miles · November 2023
- Park House SchoolOther · ages 7–17 · Independent · 20 pupils · 83% fullNot rated5.1 miles
- Barnsley CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 14–99Not rated1.8 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.