Councils · England · Barnsley
Schools in Barnsley, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 78 primary, 11 secondary — with Barnsley’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Barnsley's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Barnsley's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN BARNSLEY
Find your shortlist.
All 95 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 78
All Saints Academy Darfield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Athersley North Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Athersley South Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bank End Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Barugh Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Birdwell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Birkwood Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Burton Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Carlton Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Carrfield Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Dale Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Churchfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Darton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Gawber Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Goldthorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Gooseacre Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Greenfield Primary School
Not judged yet
Heather Garth Primary School Academy
Ofsted · Good
High View Primary Learning Centre
Ofsted · Good
Highgate Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hoyland Common Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hoyland Springwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hoylandswaine Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Hunningley Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Joseph Locke Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Jump Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Keresforth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kexborough Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kings Oak Primary
Not judged yet
Lacewood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ladywood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Laithes Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lift Meadstead
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lift Shafton
Ofsted · Good
Lift St Helen's
Ofsted · Good
Mapplewell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Milefield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Millhouse Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Oakhill Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange
Ofsted · Good
Oxspring Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Parkside Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Queens Road Academy
Ofsted · Good
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sandhill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shawlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Silkstone Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Springvale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
Ofsted · Good
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Summer Lane Primary
Not judged yet
Summerfields Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Ellis Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
The Forest Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Hill Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Mill Academy
Ofsted · Good
Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thurlstone Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Upperwood Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ward Green Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Wellgate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Meadows Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wilthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wombwell Park Street Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Worsbrough Common Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 11
Astrea Academy Dearne
Ofsted · Good
Barnsley Academy
Ofsted · Good
Darton Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Horizon Community College
Ofsted · Good
Kirk Balk Academy
Ofsted · Good
Netherwood Academy
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Academy Carlton
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Academy Shafton
Ofsted · Good
Penistone Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 7
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Barnsley.
If you live in Barnsley, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Barnsley secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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