Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.682 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School is an all-through school in Barnsley for ages 3–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.682 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.682 miles from the school, as published by Barnsley Council.
- In 2026 the school had 89 first-choice applications for 84 Year 7 offers; 80 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The school has 1,108 pupils on roll and 20.1 pupils per teacher.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 2LF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Most pupils enjoy their learning and have positive attitudes towards school.”
- “The school has recently raised its expectations of pupils’ conduct.”
- “More pupils now live up to these.”
To improve
- “There is more variability in the secondary phase.”
- “In the secondary phase, there remains variability in how well the curriculum is delivered.”
- “Consequently, in the secondary phase, not all pupils make the progress they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 20% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 89 first-preference applications, 84 offers in total, 80 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- Springwell Special Academy 0.4 mi Good
- Springwell Alternative Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Waterton Newstead Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Greenacre School 3.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- West Riding Academy 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Robert Ogden School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park House School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade