Secondary
Astrea Academy Dearne
Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9EW
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1071 of 1200 places
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
40%
40.2
8th of 9 by our score, among the secondary schools in Barnsley we can score - 11 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 |
| Entered the EBacc | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 37% |
| 24/25 | 40% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.68 |
| 22/23 | -0.68 |
| 23/24 | -0.67 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.0 |
| 22/23 | 37.0 |
| 23/24 | 39.6 |
| 24/25 | 40.2 |
Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9EW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Barnsley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Emma Glover
- Address
- Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9EW
- Telephone
- 01709892211