Gooseacre Primary AcademySandhill Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Gooseacre Primary Academy and Sandhill Primary School are primary schools.
Gooseacre Primary Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Sandhill Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sandhill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Gooseacre Primary Academy was judged the expected standard and Sandhill Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Gooseacre Primary Academy and 62.0% for Sandhill Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Gooseacre Primary Academy (44.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sandhill Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RotherhamGooseacre Primary Academy | BarnsleySandhill Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 58th of 72 in Barnsley | 33rd of 72 in Barnsley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 378 | 244 | |
| Capacity | 268 | 270 | |
| Location | Rotherham, S63 0NU | Barnsley, S72 0EQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 69.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 356 | 245 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 43.6% | 43.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.0% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 19.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Gooseacre Primary Academy
Sandhill Primary School
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