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Springwell Special Academy

URN
141563
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Springwell Special Academy
URN
141563
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

37 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

10

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 May 2022
Inspection date
8 March 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnsley
Admissions portal
Nottingham admissions
School website
www.springwelllearningcommunity.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S71 2AY - St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S71 2AY
Phone
1226291133
Website
www.springwelllearningcommunity.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnsley
Local authority code
370

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Barnsley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

97

Closed schools

155

Primary schools

188

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 May 20228 March 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 May 2022
    • Good

      Published
      18 May 2022
      Inspected
      8 March 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    5.8

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    67.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    33.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary188 (75.2%)
    • Secondary34 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other28 (11.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Holy Cross Deanery Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Springwell Community Special School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Crevesford School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Springwell Alternative Academy39 mNot applicableOpen
    Barnsley PRU39 mNot applicableClosed
    Spring Wood School183 mNot applicableClosed
    Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School577 mAll-throughOpen
    St Michael's Catholic High School577 mSecondaryClosed
    St Michael's Catholic and Church of England High School577 mSecondaryClosed
    Holy Trinity577 mAll-throughClosed
    • Holy Cross Deanery Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Springwell Community Special School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Crevesford School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Springwell Alternative Academy
      Distance
      39 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Barnsley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Barnsley Additional Support for EducationNot applicableS70 1LLClosed
    Barnsley PRUNot applicableS71 2AYClosed
    Crevesford SchoolNot applicableS71 2AYClosed
    Darley CottageNot applicableNN14 6BQClosed
    Dove SchoolNot applicableS75 6PPClosed
    • Barnsley Additional Support for Education
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      S70 1LL
      Status
      Closed
    • Barnsley PRU
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      S71 2AY
      Status
      Closed
    • Crevesford School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      S71 2AY
      Status
      Closed
    • Darley Cottage
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NN14 6BQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Dove School
    Barnsley PRU
    Distance
    39 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Spring Wood School
    Distance
    183 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
    Distance
    577 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • St Michael's Catholic High School
    Distance
    577 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Michael's Catholic and Church of England High School
    Distance
    577 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Holy Trinity
    Distance
    577 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    S75 6PP
    Status
    Closed