Springwell Special Academy is a school located in Barnsley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.5%, which is 5.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Helen's Boulevard, Barnsley, S71 2AY
Website: www.springwelllearningcommunity.co.uk
Telephone: 01226291133
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Lydia Harrison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141563

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 106
Number of Pupils: 111
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 8

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 29.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -12.9 Confidence interval -16.5 to -9.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -14.5 Confidence interval -17.9 to -11.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -11.6 Confidence interval -14.8 to -8.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:88
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:94
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.08 Confidence interval -2.78 to -1.38
Of the 13 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 13 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:77%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:10.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.49
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helen's Primary Academy
St Helen's Way , Monk Bretton S71 2PS 		2out of 4 953 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Athersley South Primary School
Wakefield Road , Smithies S71 3TP 		- not rated 1,138 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Laithes Primary School
Laithes Lane , Smithies S71 3AF 		2out of 4 1,342 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Burton Road Primary School
Old Mill , S71 2AA 		3out of 4 1,417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Carlton Primary Academy
Fish Dam Lane , Carlton S71 3HF 		2out of 4 1,667 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane , Carlton S71 3EW 		3out of 4 2,059 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Eastgate House, 7 Eastgate , 		- not rated 2,587 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnsley College
PO Box 266 , Church Street S70 2YW 		- not rated 2,998 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Carlton Road , S71 2LF 		1out of 4 630 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springwell Alternative Academy
St Helen's Boulevard , Carlton Road S71 2AY 		3out of 4 42 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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