Outwood Academy Shafton

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Barnsley council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Barnsley's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 281 families put this school as their first choice, and 261 places were offered. 258 of the families who put it first got a place (92%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 7 May 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1377 (capacity 1350)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01226717730

Address

Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RE

Website

shafton.outwood.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports