Gooseacre Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 138415
- Address
- Gooseacre Avenue, Off Merrill Road, Thurnscoe, S63 0NU
- Website
- www.astreagooseacre.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 356 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 42.7%
- Girls
- 57.3%
- First language not English
- 9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 82%
Other White 7.3%
Mixed 3.9%
African 3.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Gooseacre Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 35 17 18 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 19 29 |
| Year 1 | 52 21 31 |
| Year 2 | 44 22 22 |
| Year 3 | 46 15 31 |
| Year 4 | 44 20 24 |
| Year 5 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 6 | 35 14 21 |