Darton Academy
Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,099 (545 boys, 554 girls)
- Capacity: 1200
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 22.2%
- Telephone: 01226232306
- Ofsted: Good (8 Feb 2023)
- Attainment 8: 50.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 373 applications, 230 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
- Kexborough Primary School (0.1 miles, straight line)
- Darton Primary School (1 miles, straight line)
- Barugh Green Primary School (1.3 miles, straight line)
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.5 miles, straight line)
- Wellgate Primary School (1.8 miles, straight line)
- Mapplewell Primary School (2 miles, straight line)
