Netherwood Academy is a secondary school located in Barnsley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 09/07/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dove Valley Way, Barnsley, S73 8FE
Website: https://astreanetherwood.org/
Telephone: 01226272000
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonny Mitchell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143907

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1600
Number of Pupils: 1186
Number of Boys: 585
Number of Girls: 601

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.81 Confidence interval -0.98 to -0.63
Of the 209 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 205 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:19%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.08
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Stonyford Road , Wombwell S73 8AF
3out of 4 755 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Darfield
Snape Hill Road , Darfield S73 9LT
3out of 4 961 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Upperwood Academy
Dartree Walk , Darfield S73 9NL
3out of 4 1,142 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre
Bondfield Close, Off Wells Lane , Wombwell S73 8TX
4out of 4 1,147 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
High View Primary Learning Centre
Newsome Avenue , Wombwell S73 8QS
4out of 4 1,252 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherwood Academy
Dove Valley Way , Wombwell S73 8FE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.