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Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School

All-through · Barnsley · S71 2LF

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No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.

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At a glance

1,108 pupils · 96% of 1,150 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.8% of pupils
English as additional language
7.2% of pupils
SEN support
15.2% of pupils
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
URN
144606

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

45 places offered · 45 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.06 first-choice applications per place

84 places offered · 89 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

54 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

137 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
37.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
47.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
19.7%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
28%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£8,087
Typical all-through school£7,730

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
77%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
7%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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