Barnsley College

16 plus · Barnsley · S70 2YW · URN 130524

Ofsted: not publishedCohort 73

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 73
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 16 schools in Barnsley
  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    6.1

    Barnsley 38.53England 46.1

    32.4 below the area average of 38.5

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    2.7%

    Barnsley 38.2%England 45.9%

    35.5 percentage points below the area average of 38.2

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    6.8%

    Barnsley 54.9%

    48.1 percentage points below the area average of 54.9

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    0.42

    Barnsley 3.38England 4.07

    3 below the area average of 3.4

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    0%

    Barnsley 14%England 17.6%

    14 percentage points below the area average of 14

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    0%

    Barnsley 29%

    28.9 percentage points below the area average of 29

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    11%

    Barnsley 37.8%

    26.8 percentage points below the area average of 37.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    73

    Barnsley 161

    87.9 below the area average of 160.9

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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No Ofsted grade is published for Barnsley College in the current data release.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?
Barnsley College is a 16 plus school in Barnsley, postcode S70 2YW (URN 130524).
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