Gooseacre Primary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Gooseacre Avenue
 Off Merrill Road
 Thurnscoe
 Rotherham
 South Yorkshire S63 0NU
Telephone: 01709 893569
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Gooseacre Primary School
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Sponsor: Astrea Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Jack Moore (since June 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Kay Godfrey
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 15 / 14.82
Non-teaching Staff*: 21.68
Number of pupils: 356
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.7
Sex: Mixed (43% boys / 57% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 40.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 34.0% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 19.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Barnsley
Constituency: Wentworth and Dearne
Electoral Ward: Dearne North
School Number: 3702010

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th March 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. The Robert Ogden School (0.4km) show on map
  2. The Hill Primary Academy (1.4km) show on map
  3. Highgate Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  4. Sandhill Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  5. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  6. Goldthorpe Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  7. Astrea Academy Dearne (2.6km) show on map
  8. Carrfield Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  9. Heather Garth Primary School Academy (3.1km) show on map
  10. Lacewood Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  11. Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England P... (3.8km) show on map
  12. All Saints Academy Darfield (3.9km) show on map
  13. South Kirkby Academy (4.3km) show on map
  14. South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School (4.3km) show on map
  15. Ladywood Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  16. Barnburgh Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  17. Upperwood Academy (4.7km) show on map
  18. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield (4.8km) show on map
  19. Northfield Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  20. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe (5.0km) show on map
  21. Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource (5.1km) show on map
  22. South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School (5.2km) show on map
  23. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  24. Milefield Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  25. The Laurel Academy (5.5km) show on map
  26. Netherwood Academy (5.5km) show on map
  27. Wath Church of England Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  28. Wath Victoria Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  29. Highwoods Academy (5.7km) show on map
  30. Brampton Cortonwood Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  31. Highfield Farm Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  32. Ash Grove Primary Academy (5.9km) show on map
  33. Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  34. Wath Central Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  35. Wombwell Park Street Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  36. Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  37. Minsthorpe Community College (6.0km) show on map
  38. Montagu Academy (6.1km) show on map
  39. Wath Academy (6.1km) show on map
  40. Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  41. Birkwood Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  42. Outwood Academy Shafton (6.2km) show on map
  43. Windhill Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  44. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controll... (6.3km) show on map
  45. Kings Oak Primary (6.5km) show on map
  46. Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialis... (6.6km) show on map
  47. High View Primary Learning Centre (6.7km) show on map
  48. Swinton Queen Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  49. Milton School (6.8km) show on map
  50. New Pastures Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  51. Churchfield Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  52. Grove Lea Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  53. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  54. St Helen's CE Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  55. Cherry Dale Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  56. Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  57. Lift Shafton (7.3km) show on map
  58. Swinton Academy (7.5km) show on map
  59. Brookfield Primary Academy (7.5km) show on map
  60. The Ellis Church of England Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  61. Outwood Academy Hemsworth (7.6km) show on map
  62. West End Academy (7.7km) show on map
  63. Oakhill Primary Academy (7.7km) show on map
  64. The Ridge Employability College (7.9km) show on map
  65. Upton Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  66. Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange (8.0km) show on map
  67. Denaby Main Primary Academy (8.1km) show on map
  68. Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands (8.3km) show on map
  69. Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy (8.3km) show on map
  70. St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (8.4km) show on map
  71. Hunningley Primary Academy (8.4km) show on map
  72. North Ridge Community School (8.5km) show on map
  73. Outwood Academy Adwick (8.6km) show on map
  74. Jump Primary Academy (8.8km) show on map
  75. Stone Hill School (8.8km) show on map
  76. Ridgewood School (8.8km) show on map
  77. South Hiendley Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  78. Adwick Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  79. Lift St Helen's (8.8km) show on map
  80. Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Control... (8.8km) show on map
  81. Kilnhurst Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  82. Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School (8.9km) show on map
  83. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy (8.9km) show on map
  84. Barnsley Academy (8.9km) show on map
  85. Highfields Primary Academy (8.9km) show on map
  86. West Riding Academy (9.0km) show on map
  87. The Forest Academy (9.1km) show on map
  88. Monkwood Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  89. De Warenne Academy (9.1km) show on map
  90. Rowena Academy (9.1km) show on map
  91. Bank End Primary Academy (9.2km) show on map
  92. Rosedale Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  93. Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School (9.2km) show on map
  94. Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  95. Greenfield Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  96. St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  97. Copley Junior School (9.2km) show on map
  98. Carlton Primary Academy (9.3km) show on map
  99. Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School (9.3km) show on map
  100. Castle Academy (9.3km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. St William of York Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
  2. Woodlands Park Primary School, Maidenhead
  3. Westwood Primary School, Lowestoft
  4. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre, Sou...
  5. Ivy Road Primary School, Newcastle upon Tyne
  6. Oaklands School, Chatham
  7. Sandown Primary School and Nursery, Hastings
  8. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Workington
  9. Anthony Bek Community Primary School, Mansfield
  10. Bradley Green Primary Academy, Hyde
  11. Poplar Street Primary School, Manchester
  12. Sutton Manor Community Primary School, St Helens
  13. Oakfield Primary School, Scunthorpe
  14. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool, Runcorn
  15. England Lane Academy, Knottingley
  16. Sandhill Primary School, Barnsley
  17. Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School, Bootle
  18. St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
  19. Western Primary School, Grimsby
  20. Sutherland Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  21. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
  22. Wilkinson Primary School, Bilston
  23. Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
  24. Countess Wear Primary School, Exeter
  25. Lane End Primary School, High Wycombe
  26. Curledge Street Academy, Paignton
  27. St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School, Hartlepool
  28. Wilton Primary Academy, Redcar
  29. Middlestone Moor Academy, Durham
  30. Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Doncaster
  31. Easington Lane Primary School, Houghton le Spring
  32. Rishton Methodist Primary School, Blackburn
  33. Kincraig Primary School, Blackpool
  34. Churchfield Church School, Highbridge
  35. St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
  36. Springhill Primary Academy, Burntwood
  37. Doxey Academy, Stafford
  38. Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands, Doncaster
  39. Laira Green Primary School, Plymouth
  40. Gladstone Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  41. High Crags Primary Leadership Academy, Shipley
  42. Windhill Primary School, Mexborough
  43. Thatto Heath Community Primary School, St Helens
  44. Trinity Church of England/Methodist School, Skelmersdale
  45. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Peterlee
  46. Brookside Primary School, Ellesmere Port
  47. Marshland Primary Academy, Doncaster
  48. St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School, Middlesbrough
  49. Maybury Primary School, Hull
  50. Chopwell Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  51. Newstead Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  52. Bournmoor Primary School, Houghton le Spring
  53. Siddal Primary School, Halifax
  54. Trinity Academy Akroydon, Halifax
  55. St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy, Plymouth
  56. Warstones Primary School, Wolverhampton
  57. Wessington Primary School, Washington
  58. Charing Church of England Primary School, Ashford
  59. Newbold and Tredington CofE Primary School, Shipston-on-Stour
  60. Springfield Academy, Darlington
  61. Rainbow Forge Primary Academy, Sheffield
  62. Greenhill Primary School, Leeds
  63. Hob Moor Community Primary Academy, York
  64. Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School, Newton Abbot
  65. Medina Primary School, Portsmouth
  66. Bredbury Green Primary School, Stockport
  67. Co-op Academy Beckfield, Bradford
  68. Smallthorne Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  69. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield
  70. Highwoods Academy, Mexborough
  71. Perry Court E-ACT Academy, Hengrove
  72. Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport
  73. Beverley St Nicholas Primary School
  74. St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
  75. New Penshaw Academy, Houghton le Spring
  76. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery, Durham
  77. Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, Margate
  78. High View Primary Learning Centre, Barnsley
  79. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School, Morecambe
  80. Beechwood Primary Academy, Plymouth
  81. West Huntspill Primary Academy, Highbridge
  82. Leamore Primary School, Walsall
  83. Pentland Primary School, Billingham
  84. Willows Academy, Grimsby
  85. Bowness Primary School, Bolton
  86. Shakespeare Primary School, Plymouth
  87. St Mark's CofE Primary School, Brierley Hill
  88. Mersey Drive Community Primary School, Manchester
  89. All Saints Academy Darfield, Barnsley
  90. Peel Brow School, Bury
  91. Ladywood Primary School, Barnsley
  92. Howitt Primary Community School, Heanor
  93. Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Cathol...
  94. Sutton Oak CofE Primary School, St Helens
  95. Stockwell Academy, Hull
  96. Spring Gardens Primary School, North Shields
  97. Pondhu Primary School, St. Austell
  98. Oughterside Primary School, Wigton
  99. Bincombe Valley Primary School, Weymouth
  100. Longlands Primary School, Market Drayton
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |