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Secondary · S73 · Barnsley

Netherwood Academy

Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8FE

ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance92.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.41
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils1133

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (19 Oct 2021).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in S73. Where we have them, council (Barnsley) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1133
Free school meals
18.3%
9.4% below district average (27.7%)

Also: Barnsley 30.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
15.7%
1.4% below district average (17.1%)

Also: Barnsley 16.3% · England 16.5%

EAL
9.9%
2% below district average (11.9%)
Attendance
92.9%
2.4% below district average (95.3%)

Also: Barnsley 90.9% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
20.7%
Progress 8
-0.41 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English & maths
39.3%
Grade 4+ English & maths
62%
Entered for EBacc
37.2%
EBacc average point score
3.87

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the S73 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.9%
  • 2021/2287.3%
  • 2022/2388%
  • 2023/2488.3%
  • 2024/2589.3%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
1600
Pupils on roll
1133

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Barnsley page.

SEN support

SEN %
15.7%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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