Horizon Community College

Academy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

Horizon Community College

Address

Dodworth Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S70 6PD

England

Coordinates| 53°33′02″N 1°30′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.5506°N 1.5036°W﻿ / 53.5506; -1.5036
Information
Type| Academy
Established| 2012
Local authority| Barnsley
Trust| Hoyland Common Academy Trust
Department for Education URN| 146455 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Executive Principal| Nicholas Bowen
Principal| Claire Huddart
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 11 to 16
Enrolment| 1991 as of June 2022[update]
Colour(s)| Green and Yellow
Website| www.horizoncc.co.uk

Horizon Community College is a co-educational secondary school located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, on the A628.

The school was formed in 2012 from a merger of Holgate School and The Kingstone School.[1] The school relocated to a new campus with facilities for leisure, cultural activities and adult learning to be used by the local community. There is capacity, if needs be, to teach groups as large as 65,[2] using classrooms with removable walls.

Anne, Princess Royal visited the School on 4 July 2014 where she met the then local MP (Dan Jarvis), the executive principal (Nicholas Bowen) and a small selection of pupils.[3]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, in June 2019 Horizon Community College converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Hoyland Common Academy Trust.[4] As of 2020, Nicholas Bowen is now the Executive Principal,[5] Vice Chair of Barnsley College, and the Chair of the Barnsley Schools Alliance, working two days a week to support school improvement across the borough.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "£1billion of new schools open to pupils in Barnsley". The Star. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
2. ^ "Worried councillor complains over large class of 65 at Horizon Community College". The Barnsley Chronicle. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
3. ^ Daley, Stephanie (4 July 2014). "Royal visit for Barnsley". The Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
4. ^ "Our Schools – Hoyland Common Academy Trust". hcacademytrust.education. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
5. ^ "Horizon 2021 Intake Prospectus" (PDF). horizoncc.co.uk. Horizon Community College Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
6. ^ "Governors at Barnsley College". barnsley.ac.uk. Barnsley College Website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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Schools in Barnsley

Primary|

* Holy Trinity School
* Upperwood Academy

Secondary|

* Astrea Academy Dearne
* Barnsley Academy
* Darton Academy
* Holy Trinity School
* Horizon Community College
* Kirk Balk Academy
* Netherwood Academy
* Outwood Academy Carlton
* Outwood Academy Shafton
* Penistone Grammar School

FE & sixth form|

* Barnsley College
* Northern College

Defunct|

* Darfield Foulstone School
* Edward Sheerien School
* The Elmhirst School
* Holgate School
* Hope House School
* The Kingstone School
* Priory School
* Royston High School
* Willowgarth High School

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