Netherwood Academy

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8FE

Headteacher · Mr Andrew Downing

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 7 October 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,229Capacity 1,600

OfstedGoodInspected 12 March 2024

TrustAstrea Academy Trust

Free school meals37.9%

Good

Graded inspection on 12 March 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Barnsley council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 228 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered271

Applications357

First choice228

First-choice offers228

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).