All-through
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 136 of 132 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.6
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 45.8
- Pupils per adult
- 2.6
- Pupils
- 117
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
0%
5.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 86 |
| Average reading score | 89 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 5.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.32 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 89.0 |
| 23/24 | 95.0 |
| 24/25 | 89.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.84 |
| 22/23 | -1.99 |
| 23/24 | -1.42 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 85.0 |
| 23/24 | 87.0 |
| 24/25 | 86.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 13.3 |
| 22/23 | 9.3 |
| 23/24 | 6.4 |
| 24/25 | 5.8 |
St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Barnsley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Principal
- Lydia Harrison
- Address
- St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2AY
- Telephone
- 01226291133