Kirk Balk Academy

State-Funded School

kirk-balk-academy-barnsley-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley SouthConstituency

S74 9HXPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kirk Balk Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,318 pupils. Kirk Balk Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.13

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,318

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,318
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 4 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.