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School admissions in Barnsley

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

64 schools. 11 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Gawber Primary SchoolBarnsley2.00300.436 miles 2025
Keresforth Primary SchoolBarnsley1.28290.274 miles 2025
Mapplewell Primary SchoolBarnsley1.23440.422 miles 2025
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsley1.21242.168 miles 2025
Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyBarnsley1.17290.294 miles 2025
Summerfields Primary AcademyBarnsley1.13301.116 miles 2025
Outwood Primary Academy DarfieldBarnsley1.11282.557 miles 2024
The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolBarnsley1.1128not published
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsley1.07290.502 miles 2025
Ladywood Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0729not published
Birkwood Primary SchoolBarnsley1.03591.808 miles 2025
Athersley South Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00370.494 miles 2024
Birdwell Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00302.228 miles 2024
Brampton Cortonwood Infant SchoolBarnsley1.0029not published
Burton Road Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00450.987 miles 2024
Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyBarnsley1.0015not published
Greenfield Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0021not published
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolBarnsley1.0045not published
Hoyland Common Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0037not published
Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0014not published
Laithes Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00320.756 miles 2024
Lift St Helen'sBarnsley1.0016not published
Oakhill Primary AcademyBarnsley1.0032not published
Parkside Primary AcademyBarnsley1.00280.365 miles 2024
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolBarnsley1.00201.756 miles 2024
Silkstone Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0029not published
Springvale Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00240.343 miles 2024
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0013not published
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00230.324 miles 2025
The Mill AcademyBarnsley1.0022not published
West Meadows Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0021not published
Wombwell Park Street Primary SchoolBarnsley1.00420.869 miles 2025
Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolBarnsley1.0034not published
High View Primary Learning CentreBarnsley0.98581.632 miles 2025
Hunningley Primary AcademyBarnsley0.9852not published
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth GrangeBarnsley0.9848not published
Kings Oak PrimaryBarnsley0.9845not published
Ward Green Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9740not published
Cherry Dale Primary SchoolBarnsley0.97330.506 miles 2024
Upperwood AcademyBarnsley0.97332 miles 2024
Athersley North Primary SchoolBarnsley0.97301.177 miles 2024
Carlton Primary AcademyBarnsley0.9628not published
Lift MeadsteadBarnsley0.9627not published
All Saints Academy DarfieldBarnsley0.9625not published
Lift ShaftonBarnsley0.96231.989 miles 2024
Churchfield Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9645not published
Bank End Primary AcademyBarnsley0.9520not published
Kexborough Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9418not published
Queens Road AcademyBarnsley0.9418not published
The Forest AcademyBarnsley0.94350.421 miles 2024
Wilthorpe Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9451not published
Sandhill Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9330not published
Joseph Locke Primary SchoolBarnsley0.93421.1 miles 2024
Royston St John Baptist CE PrimaryBarnsley0.9328not published
Milefield Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9341not published
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9020not published
Wellgate Primary SchoolBarnsley0.9060not published
South Hiendley Primary SchoolBarnsley0.8919not published
Shawlands Primary SchoolBarnsley0.87302.075 miles 2024
Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolBarnsley0.8621not published
Summer Lane PrimaryBarnsley0.8520not published
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyBarnsley0.72250.698 miles 2024
Barugh Green Primary SchoolBarnsley0.7023not published
Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary AcademyBarnsley0.605not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

9 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Trinity Academy St. EdwardsBarnsley1.45174not published
Outwood Academy ShaftonBarnsley1.082612.114 miles 2026
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolBarnsley1.06841.682 miles 2026
Outwood Academy CarltonBarnsley0.962095.984 miles 2026
Darton AcademyBarnsley0.94230not published
Kirk Balk AcademyBarnsley0.932542.853 miles 2026
Horizon Community CollegeBarnsley0.903794.506 miles 2026
Netherwood AcademyBarnsley0.84271not published
Barnsley AcademyBarnsley0.821681.175 miles 2024

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.