SCHOOL PROFILE

Monkwood Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145017
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 June 2023
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 sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Rotherham
Trust WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 436 422 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 215 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 221 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.9%
4.1 pts above England
School 28.9%
Rotherham 30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.6%
15.7 pts below England
School 4.6%
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
91.5%
399
African
2.3%
10
Any other White background
2.1%
9
Any other Asian background
0.7%
3
Indian
0.7%
3
White and Asian
0.7%
3
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 32.6% 142 of 436 pupils
11.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.6%
Rotherham 24.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.7% 125 pupils
England 14.8% 13.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 42
Speech, language & communication 37
Social, emotional & mental health 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2

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

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Rotherham 55.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Rotherham 66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Rotherham 65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
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

6.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 6.02%
Rotherham 6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.17 pts higher than England
School 18.98%
Rotherham 17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.67 pts higher than England
School 3.48%
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

96.9% 8.7 pts above England
Monkwood Primary School
96.9%
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