Mixed
Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.
Yorkshire and The Humber · Metropolitan district
Barnsley · ONS E08000038
Financial position as at 2024/25 Q4 quarter end
Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.
Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.
Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.
Official Defra measures for Barnsley, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.
Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Barnsley.
Published outcomes for pupils living in Barnsley.
Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.
A score of 0 represents the national average.Barnsley's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with Yorkshire and The Humber and England.
House prices and affordability for Barnsley, based on the earnings of local residents.
Typical private rental cost across all property types in Barnsley.
Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.
Latest police-recorded crime figures for Barnsley, excluding fraud.
Barnsley has a recorded crime rate 1.0% below Yorkshire and The Humber. It is 13.9% above the England rate.
Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Barnsley.
These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.
| School | Phase | Pupils | Capacity | Latest Ofsted position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Academy Darfield URN 138234 · S73 9EU | Primary | 207 | 210 | Requires improvement |
| Athersley North Primary School URN 131157 · S71 3NB | Primary | 290 | 280 | Renewed framework |
| Athersley South Primary School URN 147717 · S71 3TP | Primary | 306 | 280 | Ungraded inspection |
| Bank End Primary Academy URN 144036 · S70 4AZ | Primary | 199 | 231 | Renewed framework |
| Barugh Green Primary School URN 150517 · S75 1LD | Primary | 263 | 315 | Good |
| Birdwell Primary School URN 149455 · S70 5XB | Primary | 191 | 210 | Renewed framework |
| Birkwood Primary School URN 106620 · S72 8HG | Primary | 432 | 339 | Not judged |
| Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School URN 106629 · S72 9EJ | Primary | 205 | 210 | Good |
Barnsley's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the Yorkshire and The Humber and 0.9 percentage points below England.
Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.
Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.
Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.
Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.
Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.
Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.
Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.
PM2.5 · 2,024
This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.
This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.
A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.
Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.
Net current expenditure after service income.
Major financing lines in the central return.
General unallocated reserves during the year.
A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2024/25 Q4.
2020/21 Q1 to 2024/25 Q4.
Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.
PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.
Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.
Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.
Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.
Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.
43.2% of outstanding arrears
56.8% of outstanding arrears
Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.
England average: 95.60% · 0.57 percentage points above England
Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source
| Contract | Supplier | Status | End date | Original value |
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| Supplier | Payments | Published expenditure |
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| Document | Dataset | Period | Status | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DfT road condition statistics — Barnsley [r] | dft local road condition | 2007/08–2024/25 | imported | Open |
| Defra local authority waste statistics — Barnsley MBC | defra local authority waste | 2010/11–2024/25 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2023/24 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2023/24 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2022/23 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2022/23 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2021/22 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2021/22 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2020/21 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2020/21 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Barnsley | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2024/25 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Barnsley | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2024/25 | imported | Open |
Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.