Gooseacre Primary Academy
Gooseacre Avenue, Off Merrill Road, Rotherham, S63 0NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jack Moore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 268
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 138415
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709893569
About this school
Gooseacre Primary Academy is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 378 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 43 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 55% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 72% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gooseacre Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gooseacre Primary Academy compares
Gooseacre Primary Academy ranked 29th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6% | 43.6% | 378 | — |
| The Hill Primary Academy | 64% | 6.2% | 50.3% | 369 | 0.9 miles |
| Sandhill Primary School | 62% | 7% | 43% | 244 | 1.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 35% | 5.6% | 27.1% | 160 | 1.2 miles |
| Highgate Primary Academy | 75% | 5.9% | 38.9% | 327 | 1.2 miles |
| Goldthorpe Primary Academy | 68% | 5.3% | 49.8% | 293 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.59%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 16.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hill Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Sandhill Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Highgate Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Goldthorpe Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Gooseacre Primary Academy ranks 21st of the 68 ranked primary schools in Rotherham.
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
- Bramley Grange Primary School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Primary
- Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Primary
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Primary
- Broom Valley Community School Primary
- Canklow Woods Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gooseacre Primary Academy teach?
- Gooseacre Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the principal of Gooseacre Primary Academy?
- The principal of Gooseacre Primary Academy is Mr Jack Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gooseacre Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gooseacre Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Gooseacre Primary Academy?
- Gooseacre Primary Academy has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Gooseacre Primary Academy full?
- Gooseacre Primary Academy has capacity for 268 pupils and 378 on roll (141%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gooseacre Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Gooseacre Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Gooseacre Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gooseacre Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Gooseacre Primary Academy?
- Gooseacre Primary Academy is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gooseacre Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gooseacre Primary Academy rank locally?
- Gooseacre Primary Academy ranked 29th of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gooseacre Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Gooseacre Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gooseacre Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gooseacre Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.