Horizon Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.506 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Horizon Community College is a secondary school in Barnsley for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 5 October 2023. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Horizon Community College 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 | 4.506 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 4.506 miles away, the 3rd longest of the 6 Barnsley secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2023.
- Year 7 2026 had 341 first-choice applications for 379 offers; 338 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 49.8 (England 46).
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
- Dodworth Road, Barnsley, S70 6PD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,909 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 5 October 2023
Strengths
- “The school works tirelessly to ensure there are no unnecessary distractions to pupils’ learning.”
- “They are happy, safe and committed to their education.”
- “Pupils are treated as individuals.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 341 first-preference applications, 379 offers in total, 338 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnsley.
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barnsley Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Darton Academy 2.8 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Carlton 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kirk Balk Academy 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Netherwood Academy 4.6 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Shafton 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Penistone Grammar School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published