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The Hill Primary Academy

3–11Ages
369Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138700URN

Tudor Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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60 applications for 39 places · 67th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 May 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Barnsley median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 39 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.5; Barnsley median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Barnsley median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Barnsley median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Barnsley median median 2.0
2022 1.1; Barnsley median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Barnsley median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Barnsley median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Barnsley median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Barnsley median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Barnsley median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Barnsley median median 2.0
2014 1.6; Barnsley median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 0 of 13 years.

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	39	60	1.5	36	0.92
Sep 2025	42	62	1.5	37	0.88
Sep 2024	45	70	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2023	39	56	1.4	36	0.92
Sep 2022	41	46	1.1	39	0.95
Sep 2021	37	53	1.4	36	0.97
Sep 2020	49	61	1.2	46	0.94
Sep 2019	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2018	39	48	1.2	39	1.00
Sep 2017	50	64	1.3	49	0.98
Sep 2016	59	83	1.4	62	1.05
Sep 2015	51	71	1.4	51	1.00
Sep 2014	54	86	1.6	53	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 70% · Maths 72% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%43rd of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Barnsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	0%	102	103
2023/24	46%	0%	101	101
2022/23	52%	2%	100	102

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

The Hill Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Barnsley

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Gooseacre Primary Academy
1.5 km · Barnsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Goldthorpe Primary Academy
1.5 km · Barnsley

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Carrfield Primary Academy
2.9 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Sandhill Primary School
3.4 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Heather Garth Primary School Academy
3.4 km · Barnsley

2026

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138700 · 370/2041
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Capacity: 461 pupils · 369 on roll
Free school meals: 55.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: The Hill Primary School (URN 106572)
Address: Tudor Street, Thurnscoe, Rotherham, S63 0DS
Local authority: Barnsley

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