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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Kirk Balk Academy

Academy sponsor led secondary school in Barnsley (Barnsley).

Attainment 8
46.4
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
54%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.5
▲ 4.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.7%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
14.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
105%
1,318 / 1,250 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2020

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Kirk Balk Academy is a secondary school located in Barnsley. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,327 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,250. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Hayley Craddock.

Enrichment

13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • NORTHERN Model
  • Our Academy Academy Day
  • Alumni
  • Social Media
  • Train to Teach
  • Recruitment
  • Bromcom
  • CPOMS
  • Sparx Maths
  • Net Geography
  • Net History
  • English Podcasts
  • In this section Academy Day

Key facts

URN
140979
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2015

Governing body (14 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Jessica WildeyChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Donald CummingLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Ms Lesley KirkLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Karen Baker LewisLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Jennifer PrescottLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Lindi DaltonLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Daniel DukeLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Claire MellonLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Stephen GatesLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Jessica DurransLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Wendy PorterLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Hayley CraddockLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Jane WilsonLocal GovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2018
Mr Dean BuckleyLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2018
Mr David Haywood FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Casey Turnbull FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record