What Do We Offer

Barnsley Academy is a non fee paying school serving the Communities of Worsbrough and Kendray and offers a high-quality education to students of all abilities and all backgrounds. Academy students benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum that is enhanced by the specialisms of Science , supported by the themes of Business and Enterprise.

As publicly funded independent schools, academies are being created across the country to raise standards and create new opportunities. Barnsley Academy prides itself on offering an innovative and exciting curriculum, cutting-edge facilities and an environment in which every student is encouraged to achieve high standards through stimulating teaching and learning experiences. We do this through:

A full range of courses to suit all levels of ability
Our core purpose is to bring out ‘the best in everyone'. A commitment to a high standard of discipline that ensures the classroom focus remains on high-quality teaching and learning
Student monitoring and tracking programmes which ensure progress is closely observed
State-of-the-art facilities to support all areas of the curriculum
A wide and exciting range of extracurricular activities - including sports clubs, music and drama clubs,
A Sixth Form which offers both academic and vocational courses
The stability of being part of the United Learning Trust - an organisation with a long term commitment to education in the UK.