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Kirk Balk Academy

Secondary Academy school in Barnsley S74 9HX

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  • School Reference Number: 140979
  • Address: West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley S74 9HX
  • Headteacher: Mrs Hayley Craddock
  • Telephone: 01226 742286
  • Website: kba.northerneducationtrust.org
  • Managing Organisation: Northern Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,250
  • Local Education Authority: Barnsley
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: March 2015* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 21/01/2020

Rating published on 27/02/2020

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 January 2020 28 February 2020 School inspection Good
27 September 2017 28 November 2017 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number140979
Local Authority Code370
Local Authority NameBarnsley
Establishment Number4008
School / College NameKirk Balk Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-03-2015
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,250
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,333
Number of Boys674
Number of Girls659
Percentage Free School Meals26.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4036
Academy trust or TrustNORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorNorthern Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10046288
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date10-01-2025
StreetWest Street
LocalityHoyland
Address3
TownBarnsley
County (name)South Yorkshire
PostcodeS74 9HX
Websitehttps://kba.northerneducationtrust.org/
Telephone01226742286
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameHayley
Headteacher/Principal last nameCraddock
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000016
DistrictBarnsley
Ward CodeE05000991
WardRockingham
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001075
Parliamentary ConstituencyBarnsley South
Urban/Rural CodeB1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000016
Easting436621
Northing400659
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Barnsley 028
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Barnsley 028B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10032793437
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001536
LSOA CodeE01007397
Free School Meals355
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN140979
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/140979
LAESTAB3704008
School nameKirk Balk Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/03/2015
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityBarnsley
Parliamentary constituencyBarnsley South
Multi-academy trust UID4036
Multi-academy trust nameNORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Academy sponsor UID4035
Academy sponsor nameNorthern Education Trust
PostcodeS74 9HX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils1,333
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10121722
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date21/01/2020
Publication date27/02/2020
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection140979
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3704008
School name at time of latest graded inspectionKirk Balk Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10034177
Previous inspection start date27/09/2017
Previous publication date28/11/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection140979
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3704008
School name at time of previous graded inspectionKirk Balk Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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