Springwell Alternative Academy
Special / other · Barnsley · S71 2AY
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 5 May 2023
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57 pupils · 58% of 99 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 78.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 78.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 141564
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 57 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 91% (Barnsley 91%, England 73%) · Not recorded 5% (Barnsley 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Barnsley 4%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% moved to another state school
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £73,794; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 83% (80%) · premises 5% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 1% (5%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (1%) · catering 0% (2%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £299,000; in-year balance +£226,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 4 May 2023: School remains Good
- 8 November 2017: Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 12.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 40.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 13.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 39.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 32% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 45.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 45.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 8.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 21.1% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 4% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 3.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 31.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007327 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £180,000251 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £150,000–£220,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 12an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted