SCHOOL PROFILE

St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 141455
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 117.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 February 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 4 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Rotherham
Trust THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 246 237 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 112 45.5% of pupils
Male pupils 134 54.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.8%
15.0 pts below England
School 9.8%
Rotherham 30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
Rotherham 13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Rotherham 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.1%
207
African
2.0%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
5
Pakistani
1.6%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.6% 26 of 246 pupils
10.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.6%
Rotherham 24.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.9% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 7.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.7% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

97.0% 36.6 pts above England
School 97.0%
Rotherham 55.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Rotherham 66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

97.0%

26.7 pts above England

School 97.0%
Rotherham 65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
Rotherham 66.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.58 pts lower than England
School 3.64%
Rotherham 6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.26%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.56 pts lower than England
School 4.26%
Rotherham 17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Rotherham 2.07%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

117.1% 29.0 pts above England
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School
117.1%
Rotherham
88.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information