Gooseacre Primary Academy is a primary school located in Rotherham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Gooseacre Avenue, Rotherham

School Information

Address: Gooseacre Avenue, Rotherham, S63 0NU
Website: www.gooseacreacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01709893569
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jack Moore
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138415

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 268
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 188
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.5
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hill Primary Academy
Tudor Street , Thurnscoe S63 0DS 		2out of 4 1,613 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sandhill Primary School
Dearne Street , Great Houghton S72 0EQ 		2out of 4 2,055 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Lockwood Road , Goldthorpe S63 9JY 		2out of 4 2,100 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Highgate Primary Academy
Nicholas Lane , Goldthorpe S63 9AS 		3out of 4 2,120 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Goldthorpe Primary Academy
Doncaster Road , Goldthorpe S63 9HY 		- not rated 2,398 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dearne Academy
Goldthorpe Road , Goldthorpe S63 9EW 		2out of 4 2,842 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Robert Ogden School
Clayton Lane , Thurnscoe S63 0BG 		- not rated 343 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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