Goldthorpe Primary Academy

Goldthorpe Primary Academy has demonstrated a strong overall performance, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection domains. The school, part of the Delta Academies Trust, exhibits a nurturing environment where pupils thrive and uphold the values of respect, kindness, and courage. Relationships between pupils and staff are robust, fostering a sense of safety and belonging. Academic ambitions are clear, with a well-structured curriculum in mathematics, reading, and early years, contributing to positive outcomes for pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This marks the school's first inspection since becoming an academy in December 2020.

Strengths

• High ambitions for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong relationships between pupils and adults.
• Well-structured and sequenced lessons in mathematics and history.
• Effective phonics programme enhancing early reading skills.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs promoting student engagement.
• Exceptional nurture and pastoral support for pupils.
• Commitment to developing pupils as responsible citizens.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the curriculum are not as well developed, leading to gaps in pupil knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Goldthorpe Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Goldthorpe Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Goldthorpe Primary Academy had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.7% of pupils at Goldthorpe Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Goldthorpe Primary Academy received £7,552 and spent £6,696 for each of its 280 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £384,000 (£1,374 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Rotherham · Barnsley local authority: places and applications

Goldthorpe Primary Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• The Laurel Academy Mexborough
• Montagu Academy Mexborough
• Rowena Academy Doncaster
• De Warenne Academy Doncaster
• Morley Place Academy Doncaster
• Highfields Primary Academy Doncaster
• Don Valley Academy Doncaster
• Pheasant Bank Academy Doncaster
• Grange Lane Infant Academy Doncaster
• Rossington All Saints Academy Doncaster

What is Goldthorpe Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Goldthorpe Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Goldthorpe Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Goldthorpe Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Goldthorpe Primary Academy have?

Goldthorpe Primary Academy has 293 pupils on roll.

What age range does Goldthorpe Primary Academy cover?

Goldthorpe Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Goldthorpe Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Goldthorpe Primary Academy?

Goldthorpe Primary Academy is at Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, Goldthorpe Primary School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9HY.