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Home/Best Schools/Barnsley/Attainment 8

Attainment 8 ranking

Best Schools in Barnsley by Attainment 8

Schools in Barnsley ranked by Attainment 8. Higher is better.

50 schools13 with Attainment 8 dataAvg: 34.7

50

Schools listed

13

With Attainment 8

34.7

Avg Attainment 8

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Progress 8 Attainment 8 Attendance Value for Money

Rankings by Attainment 8

Higher is better. Schools without Attainment 8 data appear at the end.

Penistone Grammar School

SecondaryGoodA8: 55.486th pct

Secondary

Good

A8: 48.9

69th pct

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Kirk Balk Academy

SecondaryGoodA8: 46.860th pct

Horizon Community College

SecondaryGoodA8: 44.852th pct

Barnsley Academy

SecondaryGoodA8: 43.044th pct

Netherwood Academy

SecondaryGoodA8: 42.643th pct

Outwood Academy Shafton

SecondaryGoodA8: 40.736th pct

Outwood Academy Carlton

SecondaryA8: 39.732th pct

Astrea Academy Dearne

SecondaryGoodA8: 39.632th pct

Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School

All-throughA8: 34.220th pct

Barnsley College

Sixth FormA8: 6.59th pct

Springwell Special Academy

Sixth FormGoodA8: 6.49th pct

The Robert Ogden School

Sixth FormA8: 2.64th pct

Oxspring Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Millhouse Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Springvale Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Thurlstone Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Silkstone Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Gawber Primary School

PrimaryOutstandingNo Attainment 8 data

Joseph Locke Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Birkwood Primary School

PrimaryNo Attainment 8 data

Cherry Dale Primary School

PrimaryNo Attainment 8 data

Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

St Helen's Catholic Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited

Sixth FormNo Attainment 8 data

Athersley North Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

All Saints Academy Darfield

PrimaryRequires ImprovementNo Attainment 8 data

Gooseacre Primary Academy

PrimaryNo Attainment 8 data

Upperwood Academy

PrimaryNo Attainment 8 data

The Hill Primary Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Highgate Primary Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Carrfield Primary Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Carlton Primary Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Parkside Primary Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Summerfields Primary Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Queens Road Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Heather Garth Primary School Academy

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Hoyland Common Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

West Meadows Primary School

PrimaryGoodNo Attainment 8 data

Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

PrimaryRequires ImprovementNo Attainment 8 data

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