Outwood Academy Shafton 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9%, which is 5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Engine Lane, Barnsley

School Information

Address: Engine Lane, Barnsley, S72 8RE
Website: http://www.shafton.outwood.com/
Telephone: 01226717730
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Alison McQueen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139211

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1321
Number of Boys: 649
Number of Girls: 672

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.14 Confidence interval -0.32 to 0.05
Of the 185 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 185 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.21
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shafton Primary Academy
High Street , Shafton S72 8QA 		3out of 4 596 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cherry Dale Primary School
Royston Road , Cudworth S72 8AA 		4out of 4 794 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Churchfield Primary School
Snydale Road , Cudworth S72 8JR 		- not rated 1,473 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milefield Primary School
Milefield Lane , Grimethorpe S72 7BH 		- not rated 1,662 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Beech Close , Brierley S72 9EJ 		4out of 4 2,068 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane , Shafton S72 8RE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane , Carlton S71 3EW 		3out of 4 3,198 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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