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School Atlas lists 77 state primary schools, 10 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 3 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 1 post-16 school or college in Barnsley. It also lists 3 independent schools and 67 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 18 have a religious character: 12 Church of England, 4 Roman Catholic, 1 Christian and 1 Church of England/Roman Catholic.
Of the 88 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Barnsley, 61 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 4 Outstanding, 55 Good and 2 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 7 of these schools have had one.
Barnsley doesn't publish catchment boundaries, so there’s no boundary map to check. Distance usually decides a place.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 22 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.