West Riding Academy
Special / other · Barnsley · S70 4RG
Data updated
Not yet graded
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.
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 152330
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 20.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 26.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 20.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 20% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 42.1% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 65.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 14.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 19.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 13.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 7.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 11% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 22.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007458 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £150,000144 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £125,000–£195,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 2an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 32an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 10an 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