Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard, Barnsley, S71 2AY
136 pupils · 103% of 132 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 75.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 March 2022, published 18 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Springwell Alternative Academy 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Waterton Newstead Academy 1.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Greenacre School 4.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- West Riding Academy 4.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) 7.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Park House School 9.2 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.