The Laurel Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Mexborough, S64 9SD
- Distance
- 3.0km away
Astrea Academy Dearne
Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9EW
Local ranking10th of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 10 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 195
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1106
- Boys
- 541 (51%)
- Girls
- 530 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (89% full)
- SEND
- 22.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 46.1%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.6%
- SEN Support
- 16.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,445/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 89.9%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Black African: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
- Asian Other: 0.3%
89.9%
White British
3.9%
White Other
3.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Goldthorpe Road
Rotherham, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 146501
- UKPRN
- 10081870
- Establishment No.
- 4037
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
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