Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RE
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,377 (677 boys, 700 girls)
- Capacity: 1350
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 38.3%
- Telephone: 01226717730
- Ofsted: Good (23 Jan 2018); inspected again 7 May 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 43.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 364 applications, 261 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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- Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.2 miles, straight line)
- Birkwood Primary School (1.3 miles, straight line)
