Secondary school

Darton Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Barnsley
  • S75 5EF
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 710 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2021/22: top 37%37%2022/23: top 31%2023/24: top 34%2024/25: top 22%

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 852.1 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.39/10 Top 20%+12.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths65% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%10/10 Top 10%+10.6 pts
EBacc point score4.67 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.939/10 Top 20%+19.4 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.37 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.079/10 Top 20%
Show exam results by year
Attainment 8
2021/22: 51 · 235 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 49.8 · 229 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 48.9 · 251 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 52.1 · 206 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.352.148.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
2021/22: 61% · 235 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 55% · 229 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 53.8% · 251 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 65% · 206 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%65%53.8%

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2023

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,099
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English4.4%
SEN support10.6%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils21.4%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

91.6% full · 1,200 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult14.2
  • Classroom teachers 45.2
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 15.8
  • Other support 28.9

Teachers 52.2 FTE · Whole workforce 96.8 · 104 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,897
Spend per pupil£7,321
Staff spend per pupil£5,303
Reserve per pupil£185
  • +£206,000revenue reserve
  • +£641,000in-year balance

Grants £8,129 · self-generated £321 · premises £662 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST (57 academies) · trust reserve £30,739,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

251 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.6%
  • Education86.1%
  • Apprenticeship5.2%
  • Employment2.4%
  • Not sustained4.8%
  • Unknown1.6%