Outwood Academy Shafton

State-Funded School

outwood-academy-shafton-barnsley-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Barnsley NorthConstituency

S72 8REPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,377 pupils. Outwood Academy Shafton is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES 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

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.58

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,377

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,377
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.