Schools in Barnsley

87 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Barnsley

Primary

• Offered their first choice 95.7%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.6% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.2%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,423

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.7% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,979 places for 2,423 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 91.0%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 95.2% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.2%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,653

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.0% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 95.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,717 places for 2,653 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Barnsley by first preferences per place
• Schools in S35 (16)
• Schools in S36 (11)
• Schools in S63 (17)
• Schools in S70 (14)
• Schools in S71 (15)
• Schools in S72 (10)
• Schools in S73 (10)
• Schools in S74 (7)
• Schools in S75 (16)
• What data we hold