Kirk Balk Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Barnsley (Barnsley).
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Nearby schools
nearest first12 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is West Meadows Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 214 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.4 mi | Primary | 126 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Hoyland Springwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 159 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Hoyland Common Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 384 | Good, 2022 |
| Greenfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 251 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Jump Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 223 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Birdwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 191 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 172 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 20 | - |
| Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 105 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017, previous school) |
| The Ellis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 227 | Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 70
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