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Goldthorpe Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Thomas Jay Bower

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onRotherham, S63 9HY

language Visit Website phone 1709301263

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

288

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Goldthorpe Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Rotherham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Goldthorpe Primary Academy is an academy converter in Rotherham, Barnsley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 292 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 72 primaries in Barnsley and #3,958 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 64%

Reading76% LA 76%

Writing74% LA 72%

Maths76% LA 77%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 2.2

2.5

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 4.7

0.5

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.7 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 December 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-07-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 292 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	292	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	292	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	295	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	292	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	290	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	289	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	283	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	289	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	277	7	2.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	268	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	271	12	4.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	267	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	261	7	2.7%	0.4%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Goldthorpe Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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