Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School

Barnsley · S71 2LF

General information All-through School · 3-16 years Who goes here 1108 pupils, 31.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School

General Information

Address: Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2LF – View on map
Phone: 01226704550
Headteacher: Mrs Lissa Oldcorn
Age range: 3-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 89 families put it first for 84 places – 11 for every 10 places. 90% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 7 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 11
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 45 families put it first for 45 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

1108 pupils out of 1150 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 352
% eligible for free school meals: 31.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Barnsley average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.8% a year (Barnsley 16%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Barnsley: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (2.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 11 (0.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 24 (1.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Barnsley, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 30.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 53 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 45 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 44 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 37 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 14 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 27 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 5 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 37.5
Compared with the area: 7.3 points below the Barnsley average (44.8)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (−0.1 points against an expected 37.6)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 47% (Barnsley 65%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolBarnsley averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7.3 points below the Barnsley average (44.8).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

10th of 10 all-through schools in Barnsley for Attainment 8

#8Outwood Academy Carlton41.5
#9Astrea Academy Dearne40.2
#10Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School37.5

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Penistone Grammar School53.6
#2Darton Academy52.1
#3Horizon Community College49.8
#4Kirk Balk Academy46.0
#5Barnsley Academy45.1
#6Netherwood Academy42.6
#7Outwood Academy Shafton42.0
#8Outwood Academy Carlton41.5
#9Astrea Academy Dearne40.2
#10Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School37.5

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 77.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Religious Studies
Science Double Award
History
Business Studies
Geography
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
French Language
Art & Design
Speech & Drama
Music Studies (General)
Polish

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 48% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 17 percentage points below the Barnsley average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 56% · Writing 65% · Maths 69% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 57%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 103
Based on: 54 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBarnsley averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 17 percentage points below the Barnsley average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 69th of 73 junior and primary schools in the area

#67St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School50%
#68Athersley North Primary School49%
=69Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School48%
=69Hoyland Springwood Primary School48%
#71Thurlstone Primary School37%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Bank End Primary Academy92%
#2Summerfields Primary Academy88%
=3Hunningley Primary Academy87%
=3Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School87%
#5Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School86%
=6Birdwell Primary School85%
=6Hoylandswaine Primary School85%
#8Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School84%
=9Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School83%
=9Silkstone Primary School83%
=11Oakwell Rise Primary Academy81%
=11Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School81%
=13Churchfield Primary School80%
=13Gawber Primary School80%
=13Springvale Primary School80%
#16Oxspring Primary School78%
=17Burton Road Primary School76%
=17Mapplewell Primary School76%
=17Outwood Primary Academy Darfield76%
=20Highgate Primary Academy75%
=20Joseph Locke Primary School75%
#22Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School74%
=23Keresforth Primary School73%
=23Millhouse Primary School73%
=25Parkside Primary Academy72%
=25Wellgate Primary School72%
#27Wilthorpe Primary School71%
#28The Forest Academy70%
=29Gooseacre Primary Academy69%
=29Oakhill Primary Academy69%
=31Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy68%
=31Goldthorpe Primary Academy68%
=31Laithes Primary School68%
=31Lift Meadstead68%
=35Barugh Green Primary School67%
=35Lacewood Primary School67%
=35Milefield Primary School67%
=38Athersley South Primary School66%
=38Hoyland Common Primary School66%
=38Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange66%
=38Upperwood Academy66%
=38Worsbrough Common Primary School66%
=43Carlton Primary Academy64%
=43High View Primary Learning Centre64%
=43Shawlands Primary School64%
=43The Hill Primary Academy64%
=47Carrfield Primary Academy63%
=47Cherry Dale Primary School63%
=47Heather Garth Primary School Academy63%
=47The Mill Academy63%
=47Ward Green Primary School63%
=52Lift St Helen's62%
=52Sandhill Primary School62%
#54Birkwood Primary School61%
=55Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy59%
=55Lift Shafton59%
#57Darton Primary School58%
=58All Saints Academy Darfield57%
=58Kexborough Primary School57%
=58Wombwell Park Street Primary School57%
=61Royston St John Baptist CE Primary55%
=61West Meadows Primary School55%
#63Queens Road Academy54%
#64Holy Rood Catholic Primary School53%
#65Ladywood Primary School52%
#66St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley51%
#67St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School50%
#68Athersley North Primary School49%
=69Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School48%
=69Hoyland Springwood Primary School48%
#71Thurlstone Primary School37%
#72Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School35%
#73St Helen's Catholic Primary School0%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,087 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 11 all-through schools in Barnsley for spending per pupil

#3Astrea Academy Dearne£8,445
#4Barnsley Academy£8,444
#5Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School£8,087
#6Outwood Academy Shafton£7,850
#7Netherwood Academy£7,814

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Horizon Community College£8,603
#2Outwood Academy Carlton£8,602
#3Astrea Academy Dearne£8,445
#4Barnsley Academy£8,444
#5Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School£8,087
#6Outwood Academy Shafton£7,850
#7Netherwood Academy£7,814
#8Kirk Balk Academy£7,632
#9Penistone Grammar School£7,503
#10Trinity Academy St. Edwards£7,423
#11Darton Academy£7,321

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Barnsley: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered