Gooseacre Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 12 2020 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
342 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
7.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.1%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.3%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 3%
African 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Gooseacre Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
49
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
6
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
32
14
18
Reception, Full-time
50
22
28
Year 1
44
22
22
Year 2
41
13
28
Year 3
45
20
25
Year 4
45
23
22
Year 5
34
14
20
Year 6
44
30
14
Year 2023-2024

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