Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Barnsley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.499 miles
Published by Barnsley Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Trinity Academy St. Edwards is a secondary school in Barnsley for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. Barnsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Trinity Academy St. Edwards 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 | 1.499 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
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 14 May 2024; of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Barnsley, 7 are Good and 1 has no current grade.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.499 miles away, the shortest of 6 Barnsley secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 253 first-choice applications for 174 offers; 172 offers went to first-choice families, and 81 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- Its 1.5 first choices per offer for Year 7 2026 was the highest of 10 Barnsley secondary schools.
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
- Keresforth Close, Barnsley, S70 6FP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barnsley
- Pupils on roll
- 882 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils receive an exceptional education at this highly inclusive school.”
- “Pupils are welcomed into a school family and provided with a huge number of opportunities to learn and to develop their character.”
- “Pupils make rapid progress through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 253 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 172 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.
- Horizon Community College 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Barnsley Academy 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Darton Academy 3.3 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Carlton 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kirk Balk Academy 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Netherwood Academy 4.2 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Shafton 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Penistone Grammar School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published