Outwood Academy Shafton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Barnsley
Engine Lane, Barnsley, S72 8RE
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.3%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,377
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
258 of 273 families who put it first got an offer
260
Places offered
357
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 273 | 258 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 42 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 42 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 357 | 260 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Barnsley lets families list 3 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alison McQueen
- Address
- Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RE
- Phone
- 01226717730
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Ward / constituency
- North East · Barnsley North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139211
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,377 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,449 pupils
Attendance
88.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 263 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 262 | 14% | 49% | 67% | |
| English Language | 262 | 14% | 53% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 262 | 8% | 45% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 215 | 4% | 37% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 156 | 21% | 72% | 90% | |
| Geography | 124 | 14% | 43% | 50% | |
| History | 112 | 23% | 45% | 54% | |
| Design & Technology | 56 | 16% | 43% | 68% | |
| Computer Science | 47 | 4% | 36% | 60% | |
| Biology | 46 | 33% | 48% | 50% | |
| French | 36 | 42% | 78% | 89% | |
| Physics | 24 | 54% | 96% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnsley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.