Where will pupils come from for this school?

It's envisaged that pupils will come from the local area, although any parent will have the opportunity to submit a preference for the school. There are already other schools in the local area and so parents will have a greater number of options available to them.

Can you guarantee places in the new school?

Under the school admissions legislation, school places cannot be reserved or guaranteed within a particular school, although the school is being built to specifically meet the need arising from the development and children already in the local area. All parents would have the right to an independent appeal if a place could not be offered.  

How will it be decided which children can be offered a place?

If there are more applications than places available the oversubscription criteria would be applied, which is exactly the same as for current schools in the area:

1. Children with a statement of special educational need or EHC
2. Looked after and previously looked after children
3. Children who will have a sibling in the school at the time of their admission
4. Straight line distance from the home address to the school

This will mean that children who live closer to the school have a higher priority than those living further away, unless they fall into the top three categories.

How will children get to the school and is there any assistance with travel?

It's the parent’s responsibility to ensure their child’s attendance at school and make arrangements for them to get there. However, some families may be eligible for assistance; take a look at our school travel information.

Location of primary schools in the planning areas

Primary school places and their communities

Spaces in secondary school places

The net capacity is a calculation of the number of children that a school can reasonably be expected to accommodate.

The capacity figures are calculated using the Department for Education ‘net capacity assessment method’. This method, or formula, takes into account the floor space of the teaching areas and how those teaching areas are used, for example: general teaching area, practical teaching area, laboratories, etc. The teaching area information is then used to calculate a figure for the school’s capacity to accommodate pupils.

The capacities of individual secondary schools

Secondary school place planning areas

Central 

• Horizon Community College
• Barnsley Academy
• Darton Academy
• Trinity Academy Barnsley

Penistone

• Penistone Grammar School

North East

• Holy Trinity 3-16 Academy
• Outwood Academy Carlton
• Outwood Academy Shafton

South West

• Kirk Balk Academy
• Netherwood academy

Central - Central and Kingstone

1. Burton Road
2. Doncaster Road
3. Queens Road Academy  
4. Holy Rood Catholic
5. Shawlands
6. Joseph Locke
7. Worsbrough Common

Central - Stairfoot and Worsbrough         

1. Hunningley 
2. Oakhill Primary Academy
3. The Forest Academy
4. Worsbrough Bank End
5. The  Mill Academy
6. Ward Green

North East - Cudworth and North East

1. Birkwood   
2. Cudworth Churchfield   
3. Cherry Dale  
4. Brierley CE (VC)     
5. Ladywood
6. Milefield    
7. Shafton Primary Academy 
8. Sandhill     

North East - Royston, Monk Bretton and St Helen’s

1. Athersley North  
2. Athersley South    
3. Holy Cross Deanery CE (VA)       
4. Laithes Primary Academy  
5. Holy Trinity  
6. Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange  
7. St Helen’s Primary Academy       
8. Carlton Primary Academy 
9. Parkside Primary Academy     
10. Summerfields Primary Academy
11. Royston St John Baptist CE
12. Meadstead Primary Academy          

North - Darton East, Darton West, Dodworth and Old Town

1. Kexborough
2. Barugh Green
3. Darton  
4. Wellgate
5. Mapplewell
6. Wilthorpe (Infant Site)
7. Wilthorpe (Junior Site)
8. Summer Lane
9. St Mary’s CE
10. Dodworth St John CE Primary Acad
11. Keresforth

South East - Wombwell and Darfield

1. All Saints Academy
2. Upperwood Academy
3. The Darfield Primary Academy
4. St Michael and All Angels Catholic
5. High View PLC
6. Kings Oak PLC
7. Wombwell Park Street

South East - Dearne North and Dearne South

1. Carrfield 
2. Lacewood  
3. Heather Garth
4. Highgate
5. Dearne Goldthorpe
6. Sacred Heart Catholic
7. Gooseacre
8. The Hill

South West - Penistone West

1. Millhouse                                          
2. Thurlstone
3. Penistone St John’s CE (VA)
4. Springvale

South West - Penistone East

1. Cawthorne CE (VC)                       
2. Oxspring        
3. Silkstone
4. Silkstone Common
5. Tankersley St Peter’s CE (VA)
6. Thurgoland CE (VC)
7. Hoylandswaine

South West - Rockingham and Hoyland Milton

1. The Ellis CE (VA)    
2. Elsecar Holy Trinity CE   
3. Greenfield
4. Jump   
5. Hoyland Springwood
6. St Helen’s Catholic  
7. Hoyland Common 
8. Birdwell
9. West Meadows