Goldthorpe Primary Academy
Doncaster Road, Rotherham, S63 9HY
293 pupils · 99% of 297 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Free school meals
- 48.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 October 2023, published 6 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 35 | 34 | 58 | 35 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 34 | 47 | 34 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 35 | 53 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 31 | 53 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 24 | 30 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Highgate Primary Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Hill Primary Academy 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Carrfield Primary Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Gooseacre Primary Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Heather Garth Primary School Academy 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.