Academy converter · Barnsley

Goldthorpe Primary Academy

3–11Ages
293Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148361URN

Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, Goldthorpe Primary School, Rotherham, S63 9HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Barnsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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58 applications for 35 places · 60th of 72 in Barnsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 24 October 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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Barnsley median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Barnsley median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Barnsley median

Dashed bars: as Dearne Goldthorpe Primary School (URN 106580), the previous school.

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	35	58	1.7	34	0.97
Sep 2025	35	47	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2024	39	53	1.4	35	0.90
Sep 2023	37	53	1.4	31	0.84
Sep 2022	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2021	26	30	1.2	24	0.92
Sep 2020 *	32	42	1.3	33	1.03
Sep 2019 *	25	30	1.2	23	0.92
Sep 2018 *	25	35	1.4	22	0.88
Sep 2017 *	33	52	1.6	30	0.91
Sep 2016 *	15	26	1.7	13	0.87
Sep 2015 *	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	47	1.6	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 76% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%31st of 72 in Barnsley

Barnsley 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Barnsley 76% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Barnsley 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Barnsley 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Barnsley 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Barnsley 80% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Barnsley 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	12%	106	105
2023/24	64%	3%	105	105
2022/23	56%	6%	102	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

Goldthorpe Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Barnsley

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Highgate Primary Academy
1.2 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2022

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

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Barnburgh Primary Academy
2.4 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148361 · 370/2059
Trust: Delta Academies Trust
Capacity: 297 pupils · 293 on roll
Free school meals: 48.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Dearne Goldthorpe Primary School (URN 106580)
Address: Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, Goldthorpe Primary School, Rotherham, S63 9HY
Local authority: Barnsley

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