Netherwood Academy
Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8FE
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,229 (646 boys, 583 girls)
- Capacity: 1600
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 37.9%
- Telephone: 01226272000
- Ofsted: Good (12 Mar 2024)
- Attainment 8: 41 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 357 applications, 271 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 Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Upperwood Academy (0.6 miles, straight line)
- High View Primary Learning Centre (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Kings Oak Primary (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Wombwell Park Street Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
