# Outwood Academy Shafton — Barnsley, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 26 published reviews
- **Founded:** 2015
- **Principal:** Alison McQueen

## Contact

- **Address:** Outwood Academy Shafton, Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8RE
- **Phone:** 01226 717730
- **Website:** http://www.shafton.outwood.com/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/barnsley/outwood-academy-shafton-14414

## About

Outwood Academy Shafton is a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Jan 2018
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Jan 2018

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Bad school: I hated this school so much so glad that I got out *(Oct 2025)*
- **1/5** — UNSAFE SCHOOL DONT SEND YOUR CHILDREN: Honestly this school isn't doing much for students who need extra support till the last second I had to wait till year 9 just to get any form of real support even thought I was on a list Random detentions for no reason drinking or eating outside. Not using a reading ruler Not going to break but staying in your lesson for break And every 5 months they bring football for the boys at lunchtime and every so often they can't play anymore I feel bad for them cos that's why they want to come to school-… *(Feb 2025)*
- **3/5** — We need people to know: Absolutely shocking do not put ur kids in this place *(Dec 2024)*
- **1/5** — AWFUL!!: absolutely awful school. i went here for 2+ years and i was bullied terribly to the point i needed 3 counsellors and the teachers NEVER helped at one point i was begging them on my knees crying to do something about it but they never did, no detention no nothing it just got worse and worse but if i ever said anything back to them i would get in trouble and they wouldnt. the teachers there are absolutely awful and never teach their students properly. i moved schools about a year ago and i have le… *(Sep 2024)*
- **1/5** — BÚLLYING: there is constant bullying here. the teachers/head of year do nothing about it even when parents report it. Nobody returns calls (when you can actually get through) and we were told that by a member of staff that they couldn't punish the gang who had been bullying because the incident has passed!!what a load of rubbish. I think the principal of this ACADEMY should send her staff on anti- bullying courses and maybe attend one herself as there is a total lack of understanding of the effect on the … *(Dec 2023)*
- **1/5** — Pathetic: Sending children home for silly reasons "natural eyelashes" making them miss education and not bothered...people have insecurities within themself and are making rules to embrace them saying no makeup or lashes making children refusing to go to school because they cant be who they are saying its a all rights school...pathetic *(Sep 2023)*
- **1/5** — Shite: They make your kids confidence drop a lot.staff are way too harsh *(Sep 2023)*
- **2/5** — Not too fussed: 3/10 would not recommend Wouldn’t come again *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — Wank I hope it burns: This school is shit they don’t do anything when u get bullied either it gets shut down or I burn it down xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx X *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — very bad: all of us hate it here *(Jul 2023)*

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