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Highgate Primary Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Rotherham · S63 9AS www.astreahighgate.org

Pupils
356
cap. 314
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
356
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
356
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highgate Primary Academy · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
+9pp
91%79%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
2%
-3pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
356
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Nicholas Lane, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9AS
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
2024/2575%2%82%39%82%7%80%7%77%84%106.0103.0104.021%356
2023/2466%5%75%16%73%9%70%14%66%66%103.0102.0102.019%349
2022/2368%0%73%23%73%0%73%10%78%70%104.0102.0102.0-2.30-3.60-2.1013%351
2018/1987%3%87%44%95%15%95%26%82%79%107.0107.0105.0+2.20+1.50+1.6015%340
2017/1891%13%93%24%93%28%93%48%93%85%106.0108.0104.0+2.70+4.80+5.3017%350
2016/1777%2%77%7%93%16%95%16%93%84%103.0105.0104.0+1.70+5.00+4.5013%341

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
2024/2535622.421%5%39%6%16%
2023/2434922.019%4%37%7%22%
2022/2335122.013%4%34%8%27%
2021/2235123.913%5%33%10%35%
2020/2134021.313%3%31%
2018/1934022.515%1%31%6%17%
2017/1835023.917%1%35%5%12%
2016/1734123.213%0%40%5%14%

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