Voluntary aided school · Barnsley

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
160Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106643URN

Lockwood Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9JY · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnsley

34 applications for 18 places · 42nd of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 3 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
3 March 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Barnsley median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 18 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 1.8; Barnsley median median 2.2

This school
Barnsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	34	1.9	20	1.11
Sep 2025	19	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2024	19	49	2.6	31	1.63
Sep 2023	20	43	2.2	31	1.55
Sep 2022	19	23	1.2	17	0.89
Sep 2021	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2020	19	26	1.4	18	0.95
Sep 2019	13	20	1.5	12	0.92
Sep 2018	18	22	1.2	17	0.94
Sep 2017	20	40	2.0	33	1.65
Sep 2016	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2015	20	33	1.7	21	1.05
Sep 2014	20	36	1.8	28	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 55% · Maths 55% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%71st of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	0%	103	100
2023/24	48%	0%	106	102
2022/23	50%	0%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Goldthorpe Primary Academy
0.3 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Highgate Primary Academy
0.9 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Hill Primary Academy
1.4 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Carrfield Primary Academy
1.5 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Gooseacre Primary Academy
1.9 km · Barnsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Heather Garth Primary School Academy
2.1 km · Barnsley

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lacewood Primary School
2.2 km · Barnsley

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Barnburgh Primary Academy
2.7 km · Doncaster

Not yet inspected

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106643 · 370/3320
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 140 pupils · 160 on roll
Free school meals: 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Lockwood Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9JY
Local authority: Barnsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources