OFSTED
6 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Rotherham
Trust
WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
176
176 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
109
61.9% of pupils
Male pupils
67
38.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
above England
School
39.2%
Rotherham
30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Rotherham
13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
83.5%
147
Any other White background
4.0%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
4
White and Asian
2.3%
4
Any other Asian background
1.7%
3
Gypsy / Roma
1.7%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
42.6%
75 of
176 pupils
21.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
24.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Rotherham
66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Rotherham
65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.36 pts
higher than
England
School
8.58%
Rotherham
6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.56 pts
higher than
England
School
29.38%
Rotherham
17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.95%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.15 pts
higher than
England
School
3.95%
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
83.8%
4.4 pts
below England
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School
83.8%
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.