Astrea Academy Dearne
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Barnsley
Goldthorpe Road, Rotherham, S63 9EW
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.0%
39.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,071
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
161 of 161 families who put it first got an offer
187
Places offered
242
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 161 | 161 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 58 | 15 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 3 | ● 13% |
| Total | 242 | 179 | 74% |
1st preference success by year
Barnsley lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Glover
- Address
- Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9EW
- Phone
- 01709892211
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Ward / constituency
- Dearne South · Barnsley South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146501
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
1,071 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,169 pupils
Attendance
86.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.67 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 195 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 188 | 14% | 46% | 66% | |
| English Language | 187 | 13% | 48% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 15% | 55% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 169 | 10% | 43% | 62% | |
| Geography | 96 | 13% | 34% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 81 | 17% | 52% | 81% | |
| History | 78 | 13% | 38% | 46% | |
| Business | 70 | 23% | 43% | 50% | |
| Social Studies | 25 | 12% | 52% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 15% | 40% | 65% | |
| French | 17 | 12% | 53% | 65% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 12% | 35% | 47% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnsley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.