Kirk Balk Academy
West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9HX
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,318 (661 boys, 657 girls)
- Capacity: 1250
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 29.7%
- Telephone: 01226742286
- Ofsted: Good (21 Jan 2020); ungraded inspection 4 Jun 2025: Standards maintained
- Attainment 8: 46.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 405 applications, 254 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.
Other schools in Barnsley
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, straight line)
- West Meadows Primary School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Greenfield Primary School (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Hoyland Common Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Jump Primary Academy (0.9 miles, straight line)
