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Waterton Newstead Academy

Special · ages 4-11MixedIndependent70 pupilsBarnsley
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
PlacesFull70 pupils, 65 places
Pupils on roll70Census January 2024

Waterton Newstead Academy is an independent special school in Barnsley for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 70 pupils, 5 more than it has places for.

Newstead Road, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3NA01924 967610Mrs Laura Thresh headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Barnsley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll70Census January 2024
Places65108% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%70 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls57 / 13
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll703925
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m46912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate166 per 1,000 people83% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop30 mNewstead Road/Lindhurst Road, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Athersley North Primary SchoolCouncil100 m290Report card 20264Compare
Laithes Primary SchoolAcademy720 m308Report card 202664Compare
Athersley South Primary SchoolAcademy970 m306Not inspected74Compare
Mapplewell Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles343Good 202488Compare
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England SchoolAcademy1.1 miles1,108No overall grade 20256Compare
Wellgate Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles424Not inspected51Compare
Springwell Special AcademyAcademy1.2 miles136Good 2022–Compare
Springwell Alternative AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter1.2 miles57Good 2023–Compare
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Questions parents ask

Is Waterton Newstead Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Waterton Newstead Academy yet.

How many pupils does Waterton Newstead Academy have?

70 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 65 places, so it is 108% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Newstead Road, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3NA
Telephone
01924 967610
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Thresh
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Barnsley
Ward
St Helens
Constituency
Barnsley North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 June 2023 (new provision)
URN
149725 · LAESTAB 3706009
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from