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Goldthorpe Primary Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Rotherham · S63 9HY www.goldthorpepa.org.uk

Pupils
292
cap. 297
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
292
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
292
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Goldthorpe Primary Academy · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
68%
+4pp
68%62%56%
'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
12%
+9pp
12%8%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
38%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
292
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9HY
Local authority
Barnsley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%12%76%35%74%15%76%29%85%38%106.0105.099.021%292
2023/2464%3%74%36%64%3%72%31%97%59%105.0105.0102.022%292
2022/2356%6%72%9%66%9%59%19%94%63%102.0102.0103.0-0.10+2.50+0.5029%288

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529223.321%13%50%5%15%
2023/2429220.822%14%52%7%25%
2022/2328822.929%9%57%7%22%
2021/2227722.128%10%57%8%30%
2020/2126716%11%54%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.