Horizon Community College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Dodworth Road
 Barnsley
 South Yorkshire S70 6PD
Telephone: 01226 704230

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from Horizon Community College
Trust: HCAT
Sponsor: HCAT

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Claire Huddart (since January 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Nick Bowen
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 121.6 / 47.6
Non-teaching Staff*: 98.83
Number of pupils: 1916
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.8
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 27.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 19.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 10.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Barnsley
Electoral Ward: Dodworth
School Number: 3704805

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th October 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, B... (0.6km) show on map
  2. Summer Lane Primary (0.8km) show on map
  3. Shawlands Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  4. Joseph Locke Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  5. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Greenacre School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Gawber Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Barnsley College (1.5km) show on map
  9. Keresforth Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  11. Wilthorpe Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  12. Queens Road Academy (2.0km) show on map
  13. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  14. Worsbrough Common Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  15. Barugh Green Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  16. Burton Road Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  17. Ward Green Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  18. Northern College for Residential Adult Educat... (3.2km) show on map
  19. Athersley South Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  20. The Mill Academy (3.4km) show on map
  21. The Forest Academy (3.4km) show on map
  22. Laithes Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  23. Bank End Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  24. Springwell Special Academy (3.7km) show on map
  25. Springwell Alternative Academy (3.7km) show on map
  26. Barnsley Academy (3.7km) show on map
  27. Athersley North Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  28. Darton Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  29. Waterton Newstead Academy (3.9km) show on map
  30. Mapplewell Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  31. Hunningley Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  32. Wellgate Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  33. Silkstone Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  34. Lift St Helen's (4.2km) show on map
  35. Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  36. Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School (4.2km) show on map
  37. Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange (4.2km) show on map
  38. Kexborough Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  39. Darton Academy (4.5km) show on map
  40. Oakhill Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  41. Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Control... (4.9km) show on map
  42. Birdwell Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  43. Carlton Primary Academy (5.2km) show on map
  44. Outwood Academy Carlton (5.4km) show on map
  45. Lift Meadstead (5.8km) show on map
  46. Royston St John Baptist CE Primary (6.1km) show on map
  47. Summerfields Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  48. Parkside Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  49. Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  50. Hoyland Common Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  51. Churchfield Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  52. West Meadows Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  53. Park House School (6.6km) show on map
  54. Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Contr... (6.6km) show on map
  55. Birkwood Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  56. Kirk Balk Academy (6.7km) show on map
  57. High View Primary Learning Centre (6.9km) show on map
  58. Hoylandswaine Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  59. Jump Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  60. Cherry Dale Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  61. St Helen's Catholic Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  62. Kings Oak Primary (7.3km) show on map
  63. Greenfield Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  64. Oxspring Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  65. Hoyland Springwood Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  66. Netherwood Academy (7.5km) show on map
  67. Outwood Academy Shafton (7.7km) show on map
  68. Lift Shafton (7.9km) show on map
  69. Upperwood Academy (7.9km) show on map
  70. The Ellis Church of England Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  71. Springvale Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  72. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  73. Milefield Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  74. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield (8.2km) show on map
  75. Wombwell Park Street Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  76. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy (8.2km) show on map
  77. Kaye's Academy (8.5km) show on map
  78. West Bretton Junior and Infant School (8.6km) show on map
  79. St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntar... (8.7km) show on map
  80. High Green Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  81. Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School (8.7km) show on map
  82. Edan Court School (8.9km) show on map
  83. All Saints Academy Darfield (8.9km) show on map
  84. Scissett Church of England Academy (9.0km) show on map
  85. Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  86. Paces School for Conductive Education (9.0km) show on map
  87. Ladywood Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  88. Penistone Grammar School (9.1km) show on map
  89. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Communit... (9.1km) show on map
  90. Angram Bank Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  91. Joseph Norton Academy (9.3km) show on map
  92. Scissett Middle School (9.3km) show on map
  93. Greengate Lane Academy (9.3km) show on map
  94. South Hiendley Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  95. Brampton Cortonwood Infant School (9.5km) show on map
  96. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controll... (9.6km) show on map
  97. Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School (9.7km) show on map
  98. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School (9.7km) show on map
  99. Lound Infant School (9.8km) show on map
  100. Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School (9.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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